Huck Finn Essay WHY?

The Great American Novel's are defined through history as classics today and are known for their quality and the author's ability to captivate readers throughout time. one of a "great american novel" that is still on the spotlight in this generation today is "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

Many people could argue that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is possibly one of the greatest american novels of all time. As with many great novels made throughout history, there are those that are found later with a reputation with a controversy with various reasons why. Mark Twain's novel is always argued with the fact that it his views are shown through Huck in the book. While others argue that it is a completely seperate view that of Mark Twain's. There are substantial evidence that the latter is proved to be more accurate.

One fact that supports Mark Twain's view as seperate from Huck is the plotline of the story. Through the chapter titled "trying to help jim" Huck tries to help Jim escape the bounty on his head as a people try to enslave jim. Mark Twain used this chapter not only for the storyline, but to completely seperate himself from Huck and to prove that Huck is his own character.

While Mark Twain used the dialect of that time and place, he did not place his views with Huck. Throughout the story he uses the "n" word, and many people readers believe that Mark Twain was racist. However, there were several instances where he set himself apart from Huck Finn. The largest standing evidence is the last page of the book where it says quote, "because if I'd 'a' knowed what a trouble it was to make a book I wouldn't 'a' tackled it, and aint a-going to no more." This sentence alone says that this book was told in the eyes of Huck Finn, not through Mark Twain.