Reasons Why Huckleberry Finn Should Not Be Banned

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Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, caused controversy throughout the nation due to its constant use of the n word. Many thought it was too inappropriate for high school students, and degrading to African Americans. However, Mark Twain was a satirical writer and most likely his purpose of the derogatory term was not degrade African Americans but to recreate the same dialect used in that time period set which was after the Civil war and the South. The use of the word was to demonstrate how racist America was before and to show the evolution of American now. Although some people want to ban the book from high school because the n word was used numerous amount of times, we should not ban the book because it's used as a historical …show more content…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not the only book people think that should get banned but also other books including Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men that cover racial inequity (Source B). Although if all three of these classic books be removed of the school curriculum students would not be able to relate to other pieces of text to demonstrate racism in our country. These books are highly popular and famous, taking them out for students to not learn in school would also be absurd because the people who wanted removal of those books were attacked of the racial remarks, more so in Huck Finn, to offend them in a way the other did not intend to. Some people say putting this book on hold for college or even graduate school would be better because it is not the right appropriate introduction to such controversial issues (Source D), yet even in the world today there are bigger issues facing racism than one offensive remark used constantly which makes it unjustified. According to Source H, Rawls, is a shame to keep the racial remark as a barrier to not learn and enjoy the book. The people who think that high school students should put books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn most likely tend to be ignorant and sensitive to let that offend …show more content…

The people say that the use of the n word in the book insults the black community. Nevertheless, the black community is treated poorly various times in the United states, Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not one of them. Twain writings is comprised of satirical work, his diction of describing a black man is not to degrade African Americans but to help readers understand and explore racism and slavery (Source H). Besides that, the book should be banned from high school students until taught in college. On the contrary, if high school students did learn this before college it may benefit them educationally for more difficult concepts taught in college and generally in the world. This won't just benefit them for the future but it also helps them become less ignorant, oblivious and be more knowledgeable about those

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