3: Narrator and Point of View

  Huckleberry Finn narrates this story about himself, making the point of view of this novel first-person. From this, readers can expect to get a more in-depth description of the character and know that characters emotions and the details of the action he/she is involved in. At one point, Huck says, "I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead." This states exactly how he feeling, and the level of intensity of which he felt that emotion, and you knew this is right because the person feeling it stated it. This also describes how he is feeling without simply writing, "Huck was lonely." Twain uses humor through this point of view because this allows for Huck's snarky and thoughtful attitude to be exposed, and Heck's wit makes for a casual, conversational narration. The improper grammar makes it seem as though the narration is really just Huck talking to the readers comfortably.