The Huck in Everyone, The Way Readers of Ali Ages Respond to Reading "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

As a boy sits down and begins to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, he is unaware of the remarkable journey upon which he is about to embark. He sits down and begins the first page, "You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter (Twain 1)." He thinks; he wonders how good this book will be with improper English. This scenario happens quite frequently around the world. Readers of all ages pick up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the first time or maybe their tenth time; whichever it is, they all begin to read one of the most difficult works of literature to understand. The novel is a common choice in many high school English curriculums. …