Why Is Huckleberry Finn Banned

Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was hated by many critics. In fact, nowadays people still disagree with some of the features of the book, although centuries have passed since the publication of the novel. The main problems may have changed, but “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is still banned from some schools and libraries.

Critics find many incorrect concepts in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. The past years people’s opinions have been changing. By the time Twain’s novel was published, they did not approve of Huck’s and Tom’s actions. In the video “Born to Trouble”, a researcher mentions, that books and novels at the time were read, so that people would feel elevated. Stories were read to children, so they would get an understanding of what is good and what is bad.

After all, his novel is full of humorous metaphors and witticisms. “Mr. Clemens is a genuine and powerful humourist, with a bitter vein of satire on the weaknesses of humanity.” – The Springfield Republican, March 1885. He was going for realism. A writer once said: “If it is handled incorrectly, only then it causes trouble”. The book should be read by mature audiences, where people understand the deeper purpose of the book. The term used in Huckleberry Finn might be unacceptable in a polite conversation, but if it’s used in a historical book, it shouldn’t cause hard feelings. Twain asks questions people do not want to be asked, therefore some get offended. But most people see a deeper meaning behind those satirical comments. „Beloved or banned, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with nearly 700 foreign editions printed, is one of the best known American novels across the globe, which would undoubtedly please the author.“ Nevertheless, people still celebrate Tom Sawyer day in the city Hannibal, which is considered the „start“ of „The Adventures of Huckleberry