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I read in an article that they were going to re-publish this novel with out the some 219 uses of the word "ni**er". I cant find the article to see if they were going to replace it with slave or negro, but it made me walk over to the bookshelf and pick this one up again. I wanted to see if it would affect the story, leaving that word out. My conclusion: It will not affect the story. It might be a good idea to replace that word since it could distract people these days from the main plot. ***Other discussion points: Does this mean that publishers should reprint the novel? Does this mean censorship or the beginnings of free speech being altered? This novel is truly great. I wont be able to do a decent commentary, or one that does it justice, but I feel it is; funny, suspenseful, maddening, provoking, heart-wrenching and ultimately very satisfying. Mark Twain uses the novel for his social commentary-- brilliantly and (almost) invisibly. I was struck this time by the back story: There are free and enslaved blacks living during this time, Jim is trying to escape to the north leaving his wife and children behind, perhaps never to see them again. There are con-men and children playing tricks on each other while Huck and Jim are running for their lives. Tom Sawyer plays at games that ultimately affect the lives of both Huck and Jim.I wanted to shake the little twerp! I am sure there are whole dissertations written on one of the two heroes Jim and Huck, and their relationship with each other.

I waited nearly a year to buy this and I was hoping that it might offer some sort of insight, but I was very disappointed by the book overall. I felt I learnt more about the different styles of communication of men and women rather than communication between mothers and daughters.