Imagine taking a fantastic and adventurous trip along the Mississippi just a few years after the great Civil War. Well, this is a journey that young Huck Finn took in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain. Many aspects of Huck and his civilization or lack thereof are questioned in this book. As the reader progresses through the story, he or she will soon discover that it is not Huck whose civilization should be questioned, but that of Pap, the Duke, and the King, and that of Tom should be analyzed further. soon to realize Pap's barbarity. Pap is Huck's father, but his attitude towards life is atrocious. Pap believes himself to be very sophisticated for the simple reason that he is a white male and a landowner. During the year 1876, when Huck Finn was published, anyone who owned land was considered civilized because they had the money to do so. While this may have been foolproof for many people, Pap is different. Pap is an alcoholic who constantly tries to steal Huck's money to avoid sobriety. Huck has six thousand dollars set aside that Judge Thatcher is saving for Huck. Pap constantly reinforces the idea that Huck should give every penny of his coin to his father. Every now and then Huck pays a paltry sum to enable Pap to buy his palliative. When Pap is angry due to his lack of money, he tends to threaten Huck and whip him. Dad is also extremely selfish. He believes that Huck should not be more educated than him, because Pap believes that children should not be "better" or more accomplished than their predecessors. This element is evidently represented when Huck states Pap's recent threatening remark, "...I reckoned he was gone, came back, and...halfway down the paper...Tom" (257), and other remarks collaterals to “I don't care about the morality of it, in any way” (260). These inputs show the emphasis on how mature, developed and sophisticated Huck appears as opposed to the childish and naive Tom. Huck continually portrays a great level of maturity and civility compared to Tom's point of view. As the reader has come to understand, Huck is the most civilized of the vital characters introduced in this story. Mark Twain explains his real views on society and civilization in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This book is a great, classic piece of literature that should be used by generations to come to explain the importance of being a well-rounded person. Huck is compared, in civilization, to Pap, the duke and king, and to Tom Sawyer. As is evident, Huck appears to be a very sophisticated person. Works Cited The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn