I iz too fresh!

Dear Mr. Twain,
As you may know,your book Huckleberry Finn has quite a number of followers.You are almost up there with the greatest writer of our generation: Snookie.But don't get too excited for your book isn't all that famous yet.Now,I heard that three of your siblings died when you were young and that your father died from Pnemonia when you were 11.This lack of a normal family structure is seen in Huckleberry Finn.In your story, Huck had to grow up without a father or any normal family setting,instead focusing on his friendships.It's interesting to show a story about a child whose biggest problems aren't solely because he doesn't have a family.I like this as well as his struggles between right and wrong.It takes a lot for people to change and especially growing in a  deeply racist society,it will take time as well.This is seen through Huck(unlike A Doll's House cough cough).Huck has moments where he is a kid,where he is mature,where he is racist,and where he is thoughtful.You created a likable,full, and relatable character, which seems simple, but is hard to do. I also commend you for creating a flawed,yet good, African american slave character.You don't feel the same towards him,or any of the characters really,from the beginning to the end.And that's great because that's life.You wont always feel the same towards people.

Now as for the controversy with the N word(by that I mean necrophilia), I believe you made the right choice in putting it in.Your novel is supposed to make people understand the past,shudder at it,and be glad that it's the past.How can one do that by showing the past with rose colored glasses?That's like saying teach kids about the holocaust but don't show them the horrible pictures.Show them the pictures!Get the response you want!It's silly that people get upset over the word rather than what it really means."Oh,I'm going to get bothered over the word not over the bad things that happen to slaves in the novel."If you're going to get upset over the N word and want to ban it from schools,how about you go and ban 90% of U.S history? Because one word,no matter the connotations that it comes with,is nothing compared to all the other injustices that have been put on African Americans in history.Get over it and get used to it.

P.S. I love how the " bad guys" in your story,among many, are the Duke and Dauphin.Making a 70 year old a con man is really cool.No retirement home for him!Swagg.