In the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck Finn is portrayed as a foolish young boy. However, he proves himself heroic when he escapes from his abusive father. He not only runs away, but also makes it look as if Pap murders him. Huck says, “Well, last I pulled out some hair, and blooded the ax good” (Twain 46). He, intelligently, kills a pig to frame his father and give him the punishment he deserves. As a hero, Huck also shows empathy and care towards people on his journey with Jim. They come across robbers on a steam boat and steal their raft. Eventually, Huck starts to worry and thinks to himself, “I might come to be a murderer myself” (Twain 99). Huck puts himself in the place of the robbers by thinking about how he