Censorship In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Introduction
Whether in a democratic, monarchical, or communist country censorship has an important role in contemporary society. Beginning in Ancient Greece, censorship took its hold on democracy. In today’s society, the term censorship is more often seen as a negative language; however, positive effects of censorship should also be considered. In recent years, censorship has evolved even further. Not only has it influenced the mindset of the people through books and newspapers, censorship has increased its channels and reached peoples’ thoughts through the vast media. With the influence of the media, censorship is often a word associated with negative images, such as suppression, iron curtain, and the control of thoughts. On the contrary, censorship has also been proven to protect the mind of the innocents. Therefore, it can be questioned if censorship should be allowed in our society.
The Long History of Censorship
“Censorship has followed the free expressions of men and women like a shadow throughout history,” (2010) as stated by Mette Newth. As a democratic country, Greece enacted the first notable case of censorship. In the ancient societies, the term
One example of this is the incident of Mark Twain’s book on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The book was first banned in 1885 in the Concord Public Library. “Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has remained controversial in the US because of the author's portrayal of the race relations and racial stereotypes” (Newth, 2010). In spite of the Bill of Rights, “public and school libraries in the US still face demands to remove books of questionable content” (Newth, 2010). The censorship of books could be dated back to the ancient times. Some of the most notable events of book burning happened in ancient Europe, such as the burning of the entire collection of the University of Oxford library in