What is most likely the authors purpose in having huck reference mark twain being the author of “the adventures of Tom Sawyer” in the first paragraph

Which of the following best describes the speaker’s feelings about america?

Based on thoreau's transcendental beliefs, why might he have written an essay opposing the war? to explain the individual's responsibilities within a corrupt society to begin his own political career to call attention to the ways in which the government was essentially good to express his lack of interest in societal issues

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