Huckleberry Finn
Americannoun
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Jay Parini, in his review, observed that the author of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was the man who “embodied, or perhaps invented, the American voice, with its granular lyricism and rough-edged, transgressive humor.”
Some books have been targeted by liberals citing racist language — notably Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” — according to Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
From Seattle Times
In subsequent decades, “A Catcher in the Rye,” “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and even Stephen King’s “Carrie” have been targeted.
From Washington Times
About a decade ago, an edition of “Huckleberry Finn” replaced a racial epithet with the word “slave,” over concerns that such an offensive word was causing schools to stop assigning the novel.
From New York Times
His mother took over his education, encouraging his interest in world literature by buying books like “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
From Washington Post
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