Lauren Huck Finn Responding and Reflecting

While reading Huck Finn through the historical/biographical lens I have noticed that many people and places in the book are a close resemblance to people and places in Mark Twain's childhood. Huck lives in a little town on the Mississippi River called St. Petersburg that closely resembles Mark Twain's own childhood hometown of Hannibal Missouri which was a small port town on the Mississippi River.  Mark Twain's father was a judge, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we see the most predominant father figure to Huck is not his own abusive father, but Judge Thatcher. In the novel Huck is about 13-14 years old and is a very independent and successful boy. When Mark Twain was 13 he left school to become a printers apprentice and quickly became an editorial writer, the reflection of success at an early age is shown in Huck's having quickly gotten rich in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and being able to return to school where he does very well. Mark Twain like Huck was fascinated by the river in fact Mark Twain is just a pseudonym, his real name is Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain is a river term which means two fathoms, it means it is safe to navigate. With such a passion for the river it is no surprise that some of his most famous works take place on or near the Mississippi River. We are often influenced by our own histories and passions, I myself am an avid roleplayer and I find my stories are often influenced by my own inner desires and emotions.  One of my characters, a vampire named A`leveara lives in the middle ages where not only are women second class but vampires and hunted down and killed. She spends much of her time in the forest and breaking traditional gender roles while running for her life from hunters. This character embodies many of my feelings and views on society. She is a reflection of my feelings of being oppressed by my elders and being an outcast in society.