Mark Twain's 'Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn'

2. Select a creative work – a book, movie, song, piece of art, etc – that has influenced the way you view the world or the way you view yourself. What impact has the work had on you? While there have been a multitude of books such as Gladwell’s Outliers and Brown’s Inferno that have enthralled me and changed my dogmatic opinions on certain subjects, one particular American classic certainly expanded the way I view the world: Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. On a superficial level, this novel takes the form of a simple story of a boy’s adventures with a black slave in post Civil war America, but between the lines lies a deeper, harsher satiric commentary on the unjustified racism, naivete and ignorance of the people, and the vacuous thirst for money. Thus, this book effectively

Throughout the journey, Huckleberry and Jim meet a myriad of people who come from all walks of life, and yet share some similarities. For instance, Twain satirically portrays how almost all people are easily deceived because they are ignorant, which is true even today as politicians regularly mislead voters with false promises. Reading this portrayal encouraged me to be more aware of the political decisions our leaders make, and to judge the truth behind their words by assessing their previous actions. It motivated me to be informed of the current presidential election, and to become a more transparent and honest person in all the clubs I am currently a leader in. No citizen should live in the dark, ignorant, oblivious world where politicians can delude them just by opening their mouth; in fact, it is a citizen’s responsibility to stay informed of current events for the prosperity of a democracy. All these democratic principles are embedded in this perceptive