The definition of civilized society is a polite and humane culture. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson, both authors demonstrate how uncivilized our American society is. They explain that an adult's attempt to civilize children is what makes society uncivilized because it makes children prejudiced against society's rules. Bryson and Twain express their beliefs about the American experience as an uncivilized society and adults degrade the values ​​that children contain. Bryson and Twain believe that part of the American experience is the innocence that children contain, making them more open to new experiences. When Bryson states, “Life in the world of children, wherever you went, was unsupervised, reregulated, and intensely physical, and yet it was a remarkably peaceful place” (Bryson 37). Bryson describes how the children were allowed to wander wherever they wished. They had no authority overseeing their every move. The only rules they had were the ones they created, and this allows them to live in a peaceful place. Bryson suggests that many of the complications in society are caused by an adult's complex knowledge. The limited knowledge children have about society allows them to live in a peaceful place because they have not yet been introduced to all the bad in the world and always see the good. Bryson shows how innocent children are when he says, “As he reached out to open the door, bolts of electricity flew from my wildly dilated eyes and played over his body. It glowed for an instant... and disappeared. It was the birth of Thunder Vision” (Bryson 59). Bryson shows how innocent he was as a child through his imagination. As a child he created Thunderbolt Kid who uses h...... middle of paper ...... uses many intelligent and intelligent slaves, a quality that could help society advance, but it is the unshakable view of white people on slaves that prevents their society from reaching its full potential. Bryson and Twain demonstrate that the American experience is a repetition of events through the adventures of young children who do not know the rules of society. Bryson and Twain suggest that society is vulnerable to event generation. Children do and believe the things they see around them; if children are surrounded by a society that has already been destroyed by their ancestors, then the society is destined to continue making the same mistake. Works Cited Bryson, Bill. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir. New York: Broadway, 2007. Print.Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Berkeley: University of California, 2003. Print