This research examines the American Adam, the pioneer, as a remarkable image that incorporates the Anglo American tradition.It is a comparative reading of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (1952) and Maxine Hong Kingston's Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book (1989).The American Adam is an icon of innocence, perseverance and great expectations.He also si...