One might assume that a book laden with antiquated sentence structure and an ornate writing style as seen in novels like A Tale of Two Cities would be a tough text to get through. While they would not be incorrect in this belief, my personal experience tells me that the vernacular of a young white runaway and an escaped black slave may be even more difficult to decipher. Though the Missourian dialect and the themes of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn initially created adversity in my abilities as a reader, the benefits have proved to have outweighed all costs. Mark Twain’s classic novel has not only allowed me to expand my reading capacity, but it has also challenged and helped evolve my views on literature.
When first beginning Adventures of
When first beginning Adventures of