Some might say taking the freedom of speech is taking freedom itself. Over the years, the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain has been discussed as a book that needs “re-publishing”. In my opinion, great writing does not censor its purpose and style to fit the needs or to meet the expectations of society; the author should make his point by demanding the attention of the audience and disregarding social disapproval. Although some argue that Mark Twain’s Huck Finn needs republishing, the novel teaches universal truths in schools and in the world, in the way that Twain had intended. People that argue that the novel is unfitting for children, fail to distinguish that Twain wrote the book for an audience with more development and mentality. It isn’t fair to take Twain’s literature and alter it to fit society’s needs, failing to extract the themes within the tale. It is not a racist novel. The original copyright of Twain’s novel is historically accurate. (Drake) The precision of the novel would be lost due to any tailoring to the word choice. Overall, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not racist, accurately depicts its time period, and relates to a mature audience; therefore, should not be censored via republishing. (Nelson) The most familiar judgment of the novel is its overusing the broadly opprobrious “n-word”. However, the reason Twain uses the word 219 times in the novel is not to promote racism, but to depict the racism during the time period in which the story is set. "The word is there for a reason," says Jeff Nichols, the executive director of the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. "The word is terrible, it's hurtful, but it's there for a reason," to illustrate the linguistics and outlooks of Missouri during the 1840s, in a novel written in the 1880s while Jim Crow laws were being approved in the South to withdraw the civil rights from African Americans. (Moore) Twain wanted readers to struggle with the term used in the novel. He also used the slur to develop the character of Jim in the novel. Twain wanted to display how Jim became humanized in the book. In the book, Huck talks about how he has to humble himself to a “nigger”. Furthermore, this shows how white men feel superior over the black man. Although, it also shows how Huck realized that Jim is in fact a human being who deserves as much respect as any white man. Constant use of the n-word in the novel is solely included for historical purposes, and to depict the struggle of society to accept the humanization of blacks. If the book were to be republished, the readers would fail to learn these lessons, and fundamentally censor classic literature. In addition to the original style and wording of the book, republishing would cause a decrease in the legitimacy and accuracy of the time period that portrays the social morals along the Mississippi. Many people that support the republishing of the book, argue that along with changing the n-word to “slave”, the racial slur, “injun” that refers to Native Americans, should be edited to “Native Americans”; however, these changes would give readers less insight on the language used, therefore, causing a decrease in the accuracy of the novel. According to Sally Hansen, an educator who has taught the book for 35 years, “the solution is not to change the writer—it is to educate the reader by discussing the time period in which the book is set and its language and morals.” Using the euphemism “slave” would completely undermine Jim as a character in the novel. This word contradicts what Jim has run away from and effectively labels him as a piece of property. (Hansen) The purpose of the slurs in the novel are to educate the pupil of the societal norms and the history of the United States, this being an extremely important part of the novel because it develops the characters and the plot. Republishing the book without including the racial slurs would completely take away from the