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 …showed first 75 words of 2071 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2071 total…people from around the world read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. They all read it because they all feel the need to exercise their imagination. They read a novel that is both difficult and entertaining. These people are also reading a novel that is important for American literature. As Ernest Hemmingway said, "all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. All American writing comes from that. "