Mark Twain’s novel, Huckleberry Finn, has been very controversial ever since it has been published. There are some who believe that the novel should be banned from schools because of Twain’s use of the “n” word. Others believe that it is an American classic that is considered one of the greatest works of American literature which should be allowed in schools. I believe Huckleberry Finn should not be banned in schools because Mark Twain uses accurate dialect of the 19th century south. Also, the novel
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Reason #1: I believe that the n-word should not be replaced in novels such as Huck Finn. Personally, I view the change as a form of censorship. In the 60 Minutes interview, a professor said that getting rid of the word removes the conversation that comes with it. If the word is removed, there will be no discussions about its origin or the history of slavery. The n-word has been included in numerous classic pieces of literature, and for good reason. It is an impactful word, that catches the reader’s
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a great book. Also called the most racist novel ever. is it racist i don't think so. Others say the book is racist because the book states the n word 217 times by a white man. In my eyes when twain wrote this book he did not care what people were going to think thats why the book turned out as great as i did. most authors think too much about what other people are going to think. when twain wrote the book its was made in 1884 during slavery the word nigger was used
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain has caused quite the controversy over the past century, this novel happens to be a great American classic. However, many believe that this novel should be removed from public schools because of its negative impact on children. The fact that this book is still relevant in today's literature since 1884 proves its importance, otherwise it would have been obsolete by now. Therefore, this book should not be banned. Instead, a censored version of Huckleberry Finn should
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What critics fail to see is the true creativity of the humor in Candide, the morality and kindness in Huckleberry Finn, and the passion of Don Juan. All three of these great works of literature have suffered the injustice of biased criticism and have been rejected from public schools, which wastes their educational potential. Candide has been place into the index of prohibited books, Huckleberry Finn has been banned almost every public school, and Don Juan has succumb to a similar fate. What people
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Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” observes a heavily satirized southern society placed in a time before the Civil War. The topics lampooned within range widely and allow us ample opportunity to address Twain’s commentaries on the assigned topics of religion, education, and slavery. Our protagonist, Huckleberry Finn, is a young man of limited education and religion. Having been taken into a household comprised of a widow and a spinster, the women were determined to rectify Huck’s deficiencies.
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Imagine if your best friend never matured, stayed the same, and made the same choices his entire life? In Mark Twain’s book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he describes the adventures that Huck takes down the river. Huck is the main character, and the narrator of the book. After a while of Huck traveling, he finds his friend Tom Sawyer. Along with Tom, Huck is the one that ends up saving Jim, the black slave who escaped with Huck. Huck and Tom never really agreed on much throughout the story
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The Role of Satire in Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” The “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” written by Mark Twain is a story that most everyone has heard of or read. Much of the talk about the book is whether or not it should be banned for the use of the “n word.” Setting all of the debate and feelings aside about the usage of said word, readers can take away a lot from the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The book is full of underlying themes and meanings that deal with people and
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government, society, etc. Satire was used many times in Huckleberry Finn to get a point across. Some of these were when Huck had to give his money away in order to keep it away from his father, he also had to fake his own death to leave his father, the Grangerson's and Shepherdson's go to church and listen about peace and Huck's treatment of Jim verse the feelings towards slaves at the time. Twain used lots of satire throughout Huckleberry Finn to point out multiple flaws in American Society. The
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Huck Finn Reflection Essay To many, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great American novel. Although I can see why many think this, I myself do not agree. I do not believe that this book is relatable to kids growing up in today’s society. The language used is very outdated and hard to understand for some, the law system had changed dramatically since the book was written and in general the book was just very outdated. Starting from age five children are required to go to school by law. This
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