Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is very controversial. This book has been a major debate because of the choice of words Mark Twain depicted on. Some believe that Mark Twain’s choice of the N word were racial texts, and racist towards blacks. Others believe that Mark Twain chose the word because of the time period in history. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain is trying to simply depict in this period in American History and is not a commentary on racial prejudice. First, in American History there has been many times where prejudice has been an issue, but it was all part of trying to build on America and making it a place for freedom. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain and his choice of words were used because of the time period
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In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Huck says “We judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom if Illinois… and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble” (Twain 60). This quotes proves how it’s in American History because Huck says how him and Jim are currently on there way to a free state since they lived in a slave state. America hasn’t had slave states and free states since the 1800s when they were in existence. In the 1800s there was still slavery going on, which is why the racial texts that are used in the novel are appropriate. It reflects the past and how people spoke (whites) upon other races. “In the end, parents, teachers and mentors are all responsible for arming students with the right tools for the future. And when our children end up learning only half the story, no one wins” (Samuels 2). Samuels explains how children need to be taught about prejudice and why it is used in books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Children need to be taught that is was part of life at one point and need to see the rough times on American
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Huck says “We judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom if Illinois… and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble” (Twain 60). This quotes proves how it’s in American History because Huck says how him and Jim are currently on there way to a free state since they lived in a slave state. America hasn’t had slave states and free states since the 1800s when they were in existence. In the 1800s there was still slavery going on, which is why the racial texts that are used in the novel are appropriate. It reflects the past and how people spoke (whites) upon other races. “In the end, parents, teachers and mentors are all responsible for arming students with the right tools for the future. And when our children end up learning only half the story, no one wins” (Samuels 2). Samuels explains how children need to be taught about prejudice and why it is used in books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Children need to be taught that is was part of life at one point and need to see the rough times on American