This was a difficult task for me, because as a young boy I was not the type to watch a large amount of television or movies, most of the time I could be found outside with my friends exploring and getting dirty. Then I remembered my grandmother reading me the story of Huckleberry Finn and thinking he was the luckiest boy in the world. I remember wanting to have an adventure similar to Huck Finn where I was out on a river, with my friends (Jim) without a care in the world. This story of Huck Finn affected me because I can not count the times my childhood friends would emulate situations that he did, and explore the woods around our neighborhood.
Then as I grew older and realized the true theme and underlying tone of childhood innocence that runs throughout Huckleberry Finn did I realize that he truly embodies the perfect character of my childhood hero. To this day, I wish that I could find something that made me as happy as pretending to be some great explorer and having no worries, much like Huckleberry Finn.
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