Should Huckleberry Finn be banned in CHS?
Books inspire, entertain and teaches a lesson to the reader. Some books, however, have negative influence or offensive terms that are used against a race or religion. For example the book The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is about a white boy named Huck, who fakes his death to escape his violent father and then goes down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. This book has been debated on whether it should be banned or not because of its overuse N-word. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned from the curriculum at Coldwater High School because it gives an accurate portrayal of the period in 1885, even though it is fictional, but still true to the era and it teaches young students …show more content…
In today's society the N-word is very hurtful and offensive to readers who consider this book racist. Opposers claim that the book Huckleberry Finn teaches their children that it is acceptable to use the N-word in their daily life. This book has caused problems with the students who get offended to skip school and not participate in assiduous conversations about the book during class. However, Mark Twain has written this novel to how he knew African American were referred as in 1885, without knowing in the future it would be very hurtful and offensive to many people. The language used in the book was appropriate for that specific time period. People would not have referred to slaves or African Americans in any other way. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn teaches a great history of the South during the time of Mark Twain. The book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned from the curriculum at CHS for the the reasons that it gives an accurate portrayal of the period of 1885, and it teaches young students and adults that African Americans are not different than any other person. This novel has many positive influence that students can learn from, referring to the actions of Huck and Jim. Some people are mature enough to understand the negative impact of this novel was true to that specific time period and no one can change
Books inspire, entertain and teaches a lesson to the reader. Some books, however, have negative influence or offensive terms that are used against a race or religion. For example the book The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is about a white boy named Huck, who fakes his death to escape his violent father and then goes down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. This book has been debated on whether it should be banned or not because of its overuse N-word. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned from the curriculum at Coldwater High School because it gives an accurate portrayal of the period in 1885, even though it is fictional, but still true to the era and it teaches young students …show more content…
In today's society the N-word is very hurtful and offensive to readers who consider this book racist. Opposers claim that the book Huckleberry Finn teaches their children that it is acceptable to use the N-word in their daily life. This book has caused problems with the students who get offended to skip school and not participate in assiduous conversations about the book during class. However, Mark Twain has written this novel to how he knew African American were referred as in 1885, without knowing in the future it would be very hurtful and offensive to many people. The language used in the book was appropriate for that specific time period. People would not have referred to slaves or African Americans in any other way. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn teaches a great history of the South during the time of Mark Twain. The book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned from the curriculum at CHS for the the reasons that it gives an accurate portrayal of the period of 1885, and it teaches young students and adults that African Americans are not different than any other person. This novel has many positive influence that students can learn from, referring to the actions of Huck and Jim. Some people are mature enough to understand the negative impact of this novel was true to that specific time period and no one can change