Huckleberry Finn's ending

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…controversy exists is really only indicative of our need, as readers, to find morals and meanings in literature. Too often, though, we forget that literature is often written with the purpose of entertainment in mind. After all, Mark Twain himself warned the reader to not look for morals in Huck Finn. Why do, we as readers, always need to look for symbols and ideals in our literature? That should be the real source of controversy.