The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written in 1885, is a literary satire written by Mark Twain. The setting of the novel takes place before the Civil War along the Mississippi River. This novel presents the moral and ethical issues that Southern culture posed to individuals during the time period in which it was written. Twain wrote his realistic period novel to criticize what he believed was wrong with the society of his time. Twain presented his novel through the eyes and speech of twelve-year-old Huckleberry Finn to show his criticism of this society. Although the novel has been criticized since its publication, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is still considered one of the greatest American novels ever written. Twain uses Huck to create a satirical imitation of early American Southern culture through themes of class, racism, conscience, and religion. “In this novel, Twain uses Huck as a relatively naive narrator to make ironic observations about Southern culture. and human nature in general” (“Mark Twain” Romans 1:16). Twain uses Huck as a first person narrator in his novel. Twain presents his subjects using “the familiar, philosophical, self-deprecating, stubbornly childish, provincial, sensitive, but still harsh and realistic voice of Huckleberry Finn” (Bloom 10). Adults and children see things from a different perspective, and Huck is completely believable as a young boy. Others easily believe in children, and Twain seems to know this better than anyone. Through Huck's words and narrative, the reader is immersed in Huck's feelings. Huck's conflicts become the reader's conflicts, and the way Huck resolves his conflicts is not only believable but also enjoyable to the reader. With ...... middle of paper ......es from Huckleberry Finn. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2001. James, Pearl. “Overview of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” EXPLORE novels. Ed. online. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Johnson, Claudia Durst. Understanding the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The “Literature in Context” series from Greenwood Press. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. “Mark Twain.” Literary themes for students: race and prejudice. Ed. Anne-Marie Hacht. 2 vol. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale, 2006. 1:55-71. “Mark Twain.” Novels for students. Ed. Diane Telgen. 26 vol. Detroit: Gale, 1983. 1:1-21.Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Classic master plots. Series in Masterplots Complete 2000 CD-ROM. Birmingham: Ebsco, 2000. Wiener, Gary. Understanding the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2001.