More than a century ago, Mark Twain probably composed the single-most important piece of American Literature to ever be composed. This work, widely known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, essentially follows young Huck on a series of adventures and experiences with his close friend (and runaway slave), Jim, as they both escape society's burdens. The novel, in a sense, encompasses everything good, bad and in between about and concerning the society of that time. …showed first 75 words of 1412 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1412 total…frankly if one thinks about it hard enough, if we take one big step back and look at the world as a whole, we can see it is in fact flawed. Perhaps, when we read novels such as this one, it can help us to more completely understand the world around us and in turn perhaps inspire us to change our world for the better, eliminating all of the cruelty and hypocrisy we see today.