Style
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Style 1 key example

Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis:

Huckleberry Finn was one of the first American novels written in the vernacular style, meaning that it tried to match the way that people spoke rather than using literary language. This is apparent from the opening sentences of the novel:

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. The book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.