The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain1885
Twain wrote the great American novel — a story about a boy and a runaway slave on a raft that exposed the moral bankruptcy of the antebellum South.
novelEnglishaccessiblemedium · ~8.0h
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“All right, then, I'll go to hell.”
Why It Matters
Twain wrote the great American novel — a story about a boy and a runaway slave on a raft that exposed the moral bankruptcy of the antebellum South. Hemingway said all American literature comes from this book, and he was mostly right. Huck's decision to help Jim escape — "All right, then, I'll go to hell" — is the most important moral moment in American fiction.
Notable Quotes
“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.”
“Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.”