Forged in the fire of revolution and defined by manifest destiny, America has always been the land of the individual. Although the American dream has not always been coherent, the spirit of innovation, individuality and progress remains unchanged. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was born in era of racial turbulence and literary genius. Mark Twain wrote many books highly acclaimed throughout the world. For his masterpiece, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America has ever produced. Ernest Hemmingway said this of Twain; "All modern American literature comes from the one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. . . . it's the best book we've had. All American writing comes from that. There has been nothing as good since." (Zwick)
             Mark Twain definitely has a style of his own that depicts realism in the novel that is reminiscent with society in antebellum America. In using Huck as the story's narrator Twain is able to provide us a sympathetic and understandable protagonist while staying credible as a source. Every word and every thought expressed by Huck is so precise it reflects even the racism and black stereotypes typical of the era.
             This has lead to many conflicting battles by various readers since the first print of the novel. Some are outraged by the incessant use of the degrading and white supremacist word 'nigger.' Others feel this novel sets the basis for all modern literature, earning its place among the many great American classics. The controversy behind the novel has been and will always be racism. Twain surely does use the word 'nigger' often, both as a referral to the slave Jim and any African-American that Huck comes across and as the epitome of insult and inferiority. However, the reader must also not fail to recognize that this style of racism, this malicious treatment of African-Ame...