“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1885) by Mark Twain follows the rebellious Huck Finn as he escapes his abusive father and embarks on a daring journey down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. Through their raft adventures, the novel confronts the deep racial prejudices of the antebellum South while delivering biting satire of Southern society. Huck’s moral awakening—as he struggles between societal norms and his growing friendship with Jim—forms the heart of this groundbreaking American classic. Twain’s masterful use of vernacular speech and unflinching critique of hypocrisy cement the novel’s legacy as both a defining work of realism and a provocative examination of freedom, conscience, and humanity’s contradictions.