“THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN- IS THE FIRST REALISTIC NOVEL IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v1i5.339Keywords:
realism, Civil War, freedom of choice, Huck Finn, slavery, Jim, the Mississippi RiverAbstract
The following article is devoted to the first realistic novel in American literature written by Mark Twain “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. It is the combination of simplicity and subtlety, directness and complexity that has given the novel its status as the American classic.
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