Ernest Hemingway probably made the best conclusion when he said , “ All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” First published in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is now  1  to be one of the Great American Novels. However, the book was once labeled offensive by some readers. It was even banned in schools for its  2  of the word “nigger”, which was regarded as a sign of racism . But on the contrary, the novel is in fact against  3  . In the book, Twain  4  the character of Jim, a runaway slave who convinces Huck that African-Americans are  5  the freedom, and that equality is a goal for which we all should be fighting.