Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been controversial since its publication in 1884. Parents looked down on the book because of the poor manners portrayed by Huck. Now, a more painful aspect of the book is the cause for the censorship. Racism has long been a sore spot for many Americans many feel that this book pours salt on those old wounds. Many feel that the use of the "n-word" and the way Jim is portrayed is highly offensive. Offensive as it may seem, there is still a lot to be gained by reading Huck Finn.

Mark Twain was anti- racism and meant for his works to communicate that. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn explores what America was in the 1800s. The book is not just a piece of literature, but a picture of what America was like in the Post-Civil War era. American was full of racism...