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Mark Twain

Books are the liberated spirits of men.” Mark Twain

Read more and see the video. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a powerful work that has had a significant impact on society in many ways, including:

Influencing other writers

Twain’s use of accurate dialects and the voice of the story influenced other writers, such as J. D. Salinger and Stephen Crane, Vernon God Little , Ernest Hemingway, William Dean Howells, Stephen Crane, Arthur Miller, Harper Lee, William Faulkner, and others

Creating an authentic American voice

Hemingway believed that Twain’s novel created an authentic American voice, and broke with the English language inherited from Great Britain. Additionally, Mark Twain used the language and dialects of the characters in his books.