The Public Reception of Mark Twains Adventures of...

The Public Reception of Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Upon its publication in 1884, Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was met with mixed reviews. Some reviewers called it flat, trashy, and irreverent. Others called it Twains best work yet, hailing his humor and style throughout the novel. Though obscure at first, reviews began to appear in many newspapers throughout the country as more and more became interested in the novel as a result of these reviews. Huckleberry Finn was published at a time when the nation was deeply concerned about the effects of literature on young minds. Dime novels appeared in abundance, and had moved from western stories to more modern stories, like those of Pecks Bad Boy and His†¦show more content†¦More harsh criticisms pronounced the book irreverent and trashy. They claimed that the novel was completely without plot of moral. The novel, they claimed was fit for the slums rather than the intelligent, moral ranks of society. The novels greatest criticism, however, did not come in the form of a review. In March 1885, the Concord Free Public Library banned the book from its shelves because of its irreverence and lack of morality. One member of the committee which decided to ban the book was quoted as saying: I have examined the book and my objections to it are these: It deals with a series of adventures of a very low grade of morality; it is couched in the language of a rough, ignorant dialect, and all through its pages there is a systematic use of bad grammar and an employment of rough, coarse, inelegant expressions. It is also very irreverent. As news of the ban spread, more newspapers began to print editorials on the ban and the novel itself. Some papers encouraged the ban of the books, but many others found it amusing and laughable. Many papers printed editorials which made jokes about the bans. Some of the papers immediately printed editorials which joked that the Concord Free Public Library had given Huck Finn its greatest advertisement to date, saying that the ban wasShow MoreRelatedAn Analysis of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn3099 Words   |  12 Pagesï » ¿HUCKLEBERRY FINN The adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the finest works of Mark Twain and probably the most controversial too. This is because it is by no means an ordinary story of Huckleberrys adventures; it is essentially a social commentary on the slavery and post civil war era in the United States. T. S. Eliot in 1950 acknowledged the book as,  ¦the only one of Mark Twains various books which can be called a masterpiece. I do not suggest that it is his only book of permanent interest;Read MoreEssay on Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn2535 Words   |  11 PagesMark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn      Ã‚   Samuel Clemens was an American writer and humorist whos best work is shown by broad social satire, realism of place and language, and memorable characters.      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Clemens was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His family moved to Hannibal, Mississippi when he was four. There he received a public school education. Samuel Clemens was a difficult child, given to mischief and mis adventure. He barely