... and unfairly modifying classic American literature. Mark Twain's, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," portrays a dark part of America's history, through the eyes of a young white boy, Huck. Throughout the novel, readers learn the culture, customs, and language that were commonly used among southern people during the time period that Twain wrote the novel. The language that they were so commonly use to speaking ... then, is viewed as unacceptable today. Such language that was custom of nineteenth century America was the racial slur, "nigger," which was utilized as a degrading term for A...

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