The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, is a novel that is read every year by many high school students across America. However, when you have a book that is so popular among schools, you will start to stir up some controversy about it. There has been recurring debate on the topic of banning this novel from being read in schools due to its "offensive racial epithets" and for other reasons, such as mocking religion and challenging authority. I disagree with those who say the novel should be banned, and I believe schools should continue to read it and ignore those who say otherwise. The main reason people want to ban Huckleberry Finn is the use of the word “nigger,” which I will call the N-word. Some seem to think that high school students are not mature enough to reject the use of this word. As a student, I can agree that people my age are not mature, but maturity does not define the level of knowledge. We're not fully mature yet, but we are...