the novel itself is also stylistically remarkable. It shows the true spoken language of the time; that is, Twain wrote the characters' speech the way it was, rather than using the proper spelling. This gives the book a feeling of realism that was quite fresh at the time. However, the novel included a word for African Americans that was and still is considered "bad." The main character also acts in ways that some parents and teachers do not approve of. As a result, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been banned at times from schools and libraries.