... The novel is a perfect adaptation of how life was lived in the South in the late 1800s. In an essay written by T.S. Eliot he speaks of its "consistency and perfect adaptation of the writing" (350). Those who criticize Huck Finn condemn it for just that, they often criticize it specifically for the use ... reading the novel, a reader sees what life was like through Huck's eyes. Mark Twain purposely chose a unique angle of vision in the writing of Huck Finn. By choosing as his narrator a child who fails to judge the world and conditions he is living in, Twain forces readers to make that ju...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School