Why It Shouldn't Be Banned
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain have caused lots of controversy because of the language that Twain uses. The novel is banned in certain high schools for various reasons like some african american students can get offended by the frequent use of the n-word. There have even been “clean” versions of the novel made which certain people don't seem to like because it defeats the meaningful purpose behind Twain’s work. The novel should still be read because it gives kids a new experience and they can learn things from it. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, should still be read in high school because it shows how great nature can be, the different regional language and the powerful theme of friendship.
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He describes it with much more care than that which he gives to passages about civilization. He shows the beauty of nature by using select details with connotations of peacefulness and serenity." Twain was obviously influenced by real life nature to write the novel and it was wise of him to include so much nature or else the story would've turned out to be something else and less extreme. People may argue that the river was almost like a character of its own because it was so helpful to Huck and Jim throughout the whole story as preached in this, “In the novel, Huck's main goal is to get away from a terrible, abusive drunk of a father. Without the access of the Mississippi, Huck might not have ever escaped his father, and his father could have easily killed Huck. For Jim, whose goal was not only freedom, but to see his family again, the river was a free way to reach the free states. With Huck's fortune he could have bought a train ticket or paid another way to get to Cairo, but it was important for him to make his journey with Jim. In that time a black runaway slave
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain have caused lots of controversy because of the language that Twain uses. The novel is banned in certain high schools for various reasons like some african american students can get offended by the frequent use of the n-word. There have even been “clean” versions of the novel made which certain people don't seem to like because it defeats the meaningful purpose behind Twain’s work. The novel should still be read because it gives kids a new experience and they can learn things from it. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, should still be read in high school because it shows how great nature can be, the different regional language and the powerful theme of friendship.
The novel does a …show more content…
He describes it with much more care than that which he gives to passages about civilization. He shows the beauty of nature by using select details with connotations of peacefulness and serenity." Twain was obviously influenced by real life nature to write the novel and it was wise of him to include so much nature or else the story would've turned out to be something else and less extreme. People may argue that the river was almost like a character of its own because it was so helpful to Huck and Jim throughout the whole story as preached in this, “In the novel, Huck's main goal is to get away from a terrible, abusive drunk of a father. Without the access of the Mississippi, Huck might not have ever escaped his father, and his father could have easily killed Huck. For Jim, whose goal was not only freedom, but to see his family again, the river was a free way to reach the free states. With Huck's fortune he could have bought a train ticket or paid another way to get to Cairo, but it was important for him to make his journey with Jim. In that time a black runaway slave