Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a classic that intertwines child innocence, and adventure together like the meandering Mississippi River upon whose shores the adventures take place.

When reading such a novel that also interplays social classes and nuances of the period, a variety of literary critical styles can be used to fully understand the scope of style, tone and content.

The novel starts off where "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" has left off. Initially I found myself using the style of 'Historical-Biographical Criticism' that seeks to comprehend by investigating the cultural, social and intellectual context that helped produce the novel. Mark Twain, or Samuel Clemens, lived during a particular time in American history that was terribly turbulent in social and ethical issues.

Of all of Twain's novels, this was one that sold best at its initial appearance. On the other hand, it was condemned by...
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