# Notice explained — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

> Chapter companion for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

## What happens

The author issues a humorous warning against readers who seek a motive, moral, or plot in the narrative, threatening prosecution, banishment, or shooting.

## Key lines

> Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.

Anyone who tries to find a reason behind this story will be taken to court; anyone who tries to find a lesson in it will be sent away; anyone who tries to find a storyline in it will be killed.

_The author's playful threat warns readers not to overanalyze the story._

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