Sample 4

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a very controversial novel written by Mark Twain and is an accurate representation of American culture. It is mainly a record of American culture in the South because the North is not at all a prominent subject in the novel. In my opinion, it portrays three main Southern cultures: industry and its effects on agriculture, the importance of one’s social status, and how the southern way of life was represented in the 19th century. All of these three main points are clearly shown in the novel and add a vivid effect of the South in the 1800’s. This whole novel is a reflection of the South in the mid 19th century.