Nigger

The story of two young boys, Huck and Jim, adventure along the Mississippi River throughout Twain’s novel. Twain incorporates the use of satire and humor for the time this was being written in. The purpose of this novel was to show the arrogance and hypocrisy of white slaveholders and how slaves were looked down on. This is seen through Twain's denotative, connotative, and colloquial diction strategies. Multiple denotative strategies can be seen throughout the story, one being in the sentence…

For decades, many words have been used to prejudice people in from a certain ethnic group or race. Since childhood, we grew being taught that we ought to ignore individuals that use foul language. However, everyone is aware of how some words could be really hurting to another person. It can really hurt when somebody starts hurling hateful words and names towards us. Moreover, it would be more hurting if racial or ethnic slurs were to be used against someone. Racial slurs could have been used as…

literature curriculum. One such piece, The Case Against Huck Finn by John H. Wallace, tries to argue that the book should not be included. He makes many strong points for his claim, including that a black child may feel intimidated by the use of the word nigger in class by his peers or that it may make black children ashamed of their ancestral history. However, I must disagree with Wallace’s assertion that reading the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” will intimidate and isolate the…

say what they wanted to say thus, students were screaming out racial slurs because they were angry, but that is bullshit because it didn’t make anyone else tensions ease. Another racial incident that happen in Brockport was when a student wrote “All nigger deserves to die” on a male African American student’s door. This sparked numerous fights across campus between all races. The campus was divided, quiet, and was damn right sad. The campus was like this for a month. Myself was scared to talk…

What this means is that anyone who says the word "nigger" that's a race other than black does not appreciate the privilege, and furthermore has not the right to use it. This can be agreeable if you think in terms of culture and experience. This is not just a word; this is actual African American history on the spot. By being African American, one has the right to say the word. The meaning of the word is actually deeper than just a greeting. Despite some peoples feelings about who can use it,…

It was the start of my 11th grade year, and my English teacher told me that we were going to be reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I became familiar with the book in 10th grade when my English teacher had our English class answer a few questions about the book. She handed out three different copies of the same passage from when the book was banned and then modified. Each one of these copies changed the “n-word” to “slave” and “robot” in order to make the story more appropriate for the…

This extract from the Nigger of Narcissus a novel by Joseph Conrad depicts a sailing ship by the name of Narcissus entering into a port. The language used to describe the port depicts it as a dark, lifeless, constraining and dangerous location and the perspective from which the extract written is one which consists of negative opinions about this location. There are many examples throughout this extract where contrasting ideas are used to depict the diversity in the nature of the port. These…

In short fiction there are numerous works that exhibit racism. In the short story “Artificial Nigger” by Flannery O’Connor, the two main characters show racism during the 1930’s. The two main characters, Mr. Head and his Grandson, Nelson, show readers that anyone can exhibit racism. Even though there is gap on how old they are, the way they make other people feel inferior, and themselves superior, towards other races shows their morals. Racism was shown by both Mr. Head and Nelson and the age…

"It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: "All right, then, I'll go to hell"- and tore it up." Huck had written a letter to Miss Watson to tell her where Jim was. After giving himself a minute, Huck proved that his relationship meant more to him than any reward or honesty of something that would be likely to hurt…

There are multiple apparent themes in the book Huck Finn by Mark Twain. The book takes place in the 1830’s to 40’s, when slavery is legal. It is brimming with satire on issues of racism, and it is for these reasons that the book is highly controversial in society today. As well as this theme of slavery and freedom, religion, education, superstition, and nature are all examples of additional messages. To me, the most significant of these is superstition, as Twain seems to make it a crucial piece…