Mark Twain

Mark Twain is a great American author. In the book "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Mark Twain writes about a youthful boy, Huck, in this book. He effectively shows the struggle that people of that era went through. That is just one of the reasons he is my favorite American author and consider Mark Twain to be one of the greatest American authors of all time. Mark Twain, his real name, Samuel Langhorne Clemens wasn't just an author but also a humorist, whose work is set apart by his mocking humor or biting social satire (Mark Bio). Twain's writing is also known for realism of place and language, classic characters, and hatred of hypocrisy, oppression and his overall practicality in the way he writes. The piece of literature that is my favorite is the story "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The beginning of any novel introduces the main characters and in the beginning of this story the reader knows right away Huckleberry Fin is a classic character. The reader quickly finds out Huckleberry Finn is the main character and storyteller, he is frank. Open, honest, and direct in his writing, telling the story with simplicity. He will tell his story in his …show more content…
Huck is young and uncivilized, he describes events and people in a direct manner without any ample commentary. Huck does not laugh at "funny" statements or situations that occur because of his practicality, this is the irony. An example of this irony is when Miss Watson tells Huck how she was leaving to be in a better place (Twain 20). Huck responds as if Miss Watson is simply leaving to go somewhere that makes her happy because he is only applying the obvious of what he knows. As a result Huck does not go to get her (Twain 20). Huck didn't intend for his comment to be sarcastic, he was just thinking in a literal way, which is the practical approach to life that he exhibits throughout the