Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn In 1884, Mark Twain wrote one of the most controversial and remembered novels in the world of literature, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain was the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born in Florida, Missouri, Nov. 30, 1835. Due to the limited wealth of his family Twain often had to find inexpensive forms of entertainment growing up. He later wrote a book he called Huckleberry Finn which reflected his childhood …showed first 75 words of 1281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1281 total…Jim decided he would try to buy his wife and child out of slavery. He wanted to give them a chance to live a life of freedom. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain gave freedom to Huck and Jim and showed readers that all humans, no matter what race, share the same feelings and should be treated equally. Works Cited Clemens, Samuel L. The Adventures of Hucklberry Finn. New York City: Harper and Brothers, 1948.