Banning the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in schools has been a controversial topic ever since the book was published in 1885. Parents and teachers alike are afraid of the influence that this book could have on the student’s reading it. The young boys in the story participate in immoral, blasphemous, and illegal things throughout the whole story. But, the big thing that motivates schools to ban this book is the racism and the use of the word ‘nigger’. “The Adventures of Huck Finn” is still widely read because of its message to students to be themselves and follow their heart, its look into the mind of a slave, and Mark Twain’s choice of words spoken by the characters.
Huck Finn teaches students how to be themselves and to accept what they think even if it is not the ‘proper’ thing. Huck was able to ignore what everyone else had told him and was able to …show more content…
Since there are still people today that are prejudice towards black men and women when this book came out about 130 years ago the majority of that population must have been prejudice toward the black population. This book portrays what slavery was like to students and makes it simple for students to understand because it comes from a child's point of view. Huck Finn gives students an in depth view of a slave's mind. “I knowed he was white inside” (page 230). Huck is saying this about Jim because when Tom needed a doctor after he was shot trying to help Jim escape, Jim refused to continue his escape to freedom until Tom get the doctor that he needs, even though he could be caught waiting, he does not care he justs wants his friend Tom to be okay. Through Jim’s actions Huck recognizes that we are all the same on the inside, why does skin color mean something different if all the important things are on the inside? Jim thought friendship and loyalty was more important than his own
Huck Finn teaches students how to be themselves and to accept what they think even if it is not the ‘proper’ thing. Huck was able to ignore what everyone else had told him and was able to …show more content…
Since there are still people today that are prejudice towards black men and women when this book came out about 130 years ago the majority of that population must have been prejudice toward the black population. This book portrays what slavery was like to students and makes it simple for students to understand because it comes from a child's point of view. Huck Finn gives students an in depth view of a slave's mind. “I knowed he was white inside” (page 230). Huck is saying this about Jim because when Tom needed a doctor after he was shot trying to help Jim escape, Jim refused to continue his escape to freedom until Tom get the doctor that he needs, even though he could be caught waiting, he does not care he justs wants his friend Tom to be okay. Through Jim’s actions Huck recognizes that we are all the same on the inside, why does skin color mean something different if all the important things are on the inside? Jim thought friendship and loyalty was more important than his own