The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Huck Finn As The Narrator

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except, maybe, when there's a war;
then they go to war. But other times they just lazy around; or go hawking—
just hawking…when things is dull, they fuss with the parlyment; and if
everybody don't go just so he whacks their heads off. But mostly they
hang round the harem."

However, by using Huck's language Twain creates character and establishes
realism. Huck is capable of making Twain write something merely because it
is not the kind of thing Huck would say or do, and he can force Twain to
leave something out because Huck would not do or say that kind of thing.
Huck is essentially good-hearted, but he is looked down upon by the
rest of the village. He dislikes civilized ways because they are too
restrictive and hard. He is generally ignorant of reading and writing, but
he has a sharply developed sensibility. He is imaginative and clever, and
has a good eye for detail, though he does not always understand everything
he sees, or its significance. This enables Twain to ...

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