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The Struggle to Find One’s Identity In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the main character enters a transitional period of his life. This character, Huckleberry Finn, faces many situations. Such as “Humble myself to a nigger”(95), forcing him to deal with decisions that carry with them the ability to bring about change. Since transition can be defined as the process of entering change, Huck begins searching for an identity …

…then gathers what he has learned and combines it into an identity which suits him. Huck knows that the way he was made him “Ashamed of the human race”(178). This enables him to create a conscience with which he finds himself comfortable. Huck finding himself really did cause a struggle considering all that he had to accomplish in order to do so. Huck overcomes obstacles to find his identity. In the end, “He done it”(272).