The first time I picked up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, I was in 5th grade and I only read the first few chapters before I put it away. Then when I was told that the summer reading assignment was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I got very excited because I would now have the chance to finish the book I once started. I was also looking forward to reading a story by Mark Twain because I heard so many amazing things about him. However, once I started the book again this summer I did not enjoy it at all for many reasons such as the racism I was exposed to, the somber tone of the story and the way it was written.

The main reason I did not enjoy this book was because of the language it used. The word "nigger" was said over...