The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Thesis Statement

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain depicts the transition from Romantic thinking to an age of Realism.

Introduction

Huck Finn, Twain illustrates the realist and his analysis of the hardships that plague everyday life, while Tom Sawyer represents the romantic who sees life on a superficial level, seeking the love of adventure and self gratification. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, although best friends, posses an entirely different outlook on life and demonstrate Twain's emergence as one of the greatest realistic thinkers of literary history.

Analysis

Throughout the progression of the novel, the emergence of Huck Finn's ...