The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was written by Mark Twain, and was published in 1885. ... The number one reason why "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is banned is because of the racism throughout the book. ... This does not mean that the use of the word is acceptable by any means, but, Huck Finn was a child, and he only did what he had grown up doing. ... When Twain wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", it was the first book to be written in dialect. ... I can completely understand why someone, especially an African American, woul...

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the greatest "American- novels ever written. ... Huckleberry Finn is also the great American novel because of the pursuit of individualism. ... By going to the North, Jim will escape slavery and have "freedom- from his master. I believe Huckleberry Finn lives up to the title of one of the greatest American novels ever written. ... That is what is so American about Huckleberry Finn. ...

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While some of its material is considered offensive and crude, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain, should be taught in classrooms due to its well-established, unquestionable literary merit. ... Since 1885, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has encountered a more modern wave of controversy that centers around race. ... However, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" needs to be read in the context of the time period and culture in which the novel is set. ... This event shows that Twain does intend for the word "nigger" to bring any offense as he is merely trying to desc...

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The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, The Adventures of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain show numerous examples of this throughout their storylines. Between Gatsby possessing an outcast reputation, Mitty possessing an abstract mind, and Huck Finn challenging a strong opposition to racism and slavery, the lack of conformity in these pieces and in this world today are evident. ... In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck shows his lack of conformity through his opinion on racism and slavery by acting as Jim's mentor through...

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Stories and plays such as Miss Lonelyhearts, "The Death of a Salesman", "A Streetcar Named Desire", The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Day of the Locust. ... In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Twain uses racism, slavery, and freedom throughout his book. ... The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a lesson, and it teaches its reader not only about freedom and religion, but mostly about race and racism. ... I also think that this novel really explains sort of what it means to be an American by somewhat explaining slavery. Slavery is a part of America...

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While Mark Twain's imagination takes center stage in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and creates a world in which his characters are caught in implausible circumstances and situations, it nevertheless should not lose any credibility of its realism and of how things truly were in the Old South during slavery. ... What Twain has done in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is combine the two - real fiction and fantasy fiction - to assemble what many consider The Great American Novel. ... Admittingly, the tale of young Huck Finn's journey - between his brief stay in civilization at the...

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