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The revisional author, Alan Gribben, said he worried that the N-word had resulted in the novel falling off reading lists. He believes his sanitized edition will please more readers and teachers. Gribben has plowed over Twain's freedom of speech in the process. After all, Twain isn't around to comment(Dawkins 1). The responsibility of this book belongs to no one. Banning or sanitizing Huckleberry Finn should not be a topic of discussion because Twain had every right to write the book however he desired. Offensive terms and words are being invented right now. We should not pick on historical terms when others are being invented everyday.

The history of racial bigotry in the United States presents a challenge in the teaching English literature. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn uses degrading terminology to portray the paternalistic nature of the South in the 19th century. The novel challenged African American inferiority in an era of unquestioned racial inequality, while simultaneously presenting an uncensored account of the treatment of African Americans. While Mark Twain commonly uses offensive Southern vernacular in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, removing the novel from school curricula negates the educational and satirical value of the book, which presents an unabridged illustration of racial discrimination in American history.

One of Mark Twain’s best selling novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has been disputed ever since the novel has been published in 1884. The novel was based on a young white boy who escaped his abusive alcoholic father and had so many crazy adventure with Jim, a runaway slave. The novel also included racial slurs such as using the word “nigger” over 200 times. Over the time that has gone by, the novel is still unwanted and so many schools are discussing to ban this famous American literature because of just one word, “nigger”. So many people found this word to be offensive so instead of banning the book, the word “nigger” was replaced with “slave”. Also other options were considered such as making a new edition of the novel or just replace

“The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter- ‘tis the difference between the lightning bug and lightning.”(Mark Twain). Mark Twain, the author of an extraordinary yet controversial novel; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn had a great way of capturing moments in time and bringing them to life through the use of meaningful and direct diction. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been a vexed novel for it 's a use of the “N-word”. However, many scholars and associations have devised a “solution” for this problem such as, completely banning the book, creating sanitized versions, or even replacing the book for another American literature novel. “What is so wrong

“All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” this is what fellow writer had to say about this classic novel. Still, this novel has been the object of controversy since it was published more than 150 years ago. Some people argue that Huckleberry Finn is a racist work, and that the novel has no place in a highschool classroom. This feeling is generated because a main character in the story, Jim, and other slaves are referred to many times as “niggers.” When Mark Twain wrote this book, he was striving to show the general public that society was wrong in the past, that the way white people thought black people were less than human was a wrong viewpoint. The

Mark Twain went against endless amounts of criticism about his racist’s comments in his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The character of Jim is demeaning to African-Americans as he is portrayed as a foolish, uneducated, black slave. The “n” word is also used in the book describing him and many other African-American characters in the story. However, some see this book as anti-racist and believe that the use of racist’s comments is not racist at all. Those who think that are mistaken because Huck Finn in clearly a racist novel.

This is again Twain making a mockery Southern values that considered it a sin to be kind to black people. Twain’s critics consider the novel to be racist and quite outwardly. They cite the common use of the word “nigger” as the most obvious instance of the book’s racism. To have used the words Negro or African American would have taken away from the story’s impact and would make it sound ridiculous. If Twain wanted to write a historically accurate book as he did then the inclusion of this word is totally

Mark Twain has always been one of the most controversial authors of all time. Though in recent years, there has been increasing controversy over the ideas expressed in his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In some extreme cases the novel has even been banned by public school systems and censored by public libraries. The basis for this censorship is the argument that Mark Twain's book is racist, but in reality Twain was against racism and used this book to make people aware of what was going on in the south. He did this by using the regional dialect of the south, showing the attitude of the other characters in the novel toward black people, and showing his depiction of black characters. If one were to "read between the lines"

Mark Twain wrote a book called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this book he says the word “nigger” 219 times. People that are reading this book are getting offended and saying high school students shouldn't have to hear that word so much. They want him to go back through the whole book and change the word “nigger” to “Slave” . I think it should stay in the book.

The classic novel Huckleberry Fin, by Mark Twain, has been debated of being appropriate or not due to the racist content within. Many disagree with Mark Twain’s use of derogatory terms and phrases such as the word “Nigger” in his book. “IT seems unlikely that anyone, of any color, who had actually read Huckleberry Fin…could accuse of it being racist” (Kaplan 20). Huckleberry Fin uses necessary racism in order to show the culture and attributes of the time period as well as to portray Twains message of promoting equality and that they are not morally better if they are one race over another.

Ironically, Alabama was a hotbed of racist ideas following the Civil War and assassination of Abraham Lincoln so this may be an attempt for the state to seek penance for their actions. On the contrary, changing the original text to an altered version will not benefit anyone that is meant to read the book. Alterication of the “nigger” to “slave” is not going to do anyone any justice. In the context of the book, there are lines that “slave” is a job rather than a person which is degrading to those human beings that are being described. By not stating the word, it can be viewed as giving the word more power than intended due to the stigma that surrounds saying it. “‘ I didn’t give that word its power’” is basically stating that the word is already powerful on its own and by changing it to something lesser such as “slave” is just avoiding direct confrontation (Cbs News). “Nigger” is a word that has its power embedded deep into the history, but not discussing the word means it has a control over the speaker. This would only be a continuation of the ideas that constrained African Americans who allowed themselves to be oppressed by the word. However, deriving “slave” from “nigger” is just a way to show people they are ashamed of the past. All things considered, by changing the true meaning of the book, the altered version will not

Mark Twain’s book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told the story of a white boy, Huck, helping a slave, Jim, to escape in the 1840s. The use of language in the book, such as the N-word and Huck’s language, has caused great controversy. While some people comment the book as an outstanding anti-racism book, this book is not suitable for being taught to the general students for its language, its difficulty of understanding, and some possibly misleading context to younger students. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is rather controversial due to its seemingly offensive language, mostly the N-word. According to the film, Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a great number of students and parents of students, including those in colleges, argued to banish this book from the school reading list because the students felt insulted when this book is being taught in class.

Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered by a great many to be a racist, highly offensive novel; however, though many of his characters posses racist qualities, the book itself is not racist. In order to accurately represent the natural dialect of the time period, Twain included seemingly racist words and attitudes in his characters. Twain is strongly criticized for the abundant use of the n-word throughout his novel, yet this expression is necessary in order for the novel to be historically accurate, and to ensure the reader’s complete understanding of the characters’ actions and thoughts. Twain’s historically accurate portrayal of commonalities in society also furthers the reader’s understanding of Twain’s ultimate purpose;

This type of writing style conflicted with the more popular types that only glorified America without addressing any negative issues. Back in Twain’s time, people hated the fact he had chosen to create a slave character who had dignity, so much in fact that his book was banned from stores. This parallels the conflict over the same book one hundred years into the future, but now there is a different reason. In The Adventures of HuckleBerry Finn the N-word appears an excessive 219 times and has been banned in some schools because the “N-word was not ‘inclusive’ and made students uncomfortable”(Akkoc). The N-word should not be be edited from the book because it would disconnect the reader from the realistic point of view Twain strived to achieve. It also downplays how the minority group was treated during the time

The passage of time has a lasting effect on the English vocabulary and perhaps more importantly the American conscience. While the notion that we live in a post-racial America is one that holds little truth, it is indisputable that over time the popular consensus has changed significantly in matters of race. This change has made the works of authors like Mark Twain appear even more striking than before in terms of the diction which Mark Twain employs in Huckleberry Finn. One particular offender is the word ‘nigger’, which Mark Twain used 219 times in the novel. Looking back through it with a modern perspective, it is not much of a mystery why the novel has sparked considerable debate. In order to settle the controversy, many alternatives have been created that replace or remove the word from the original text. This option would prevent the book from being outright banned at schools for its dated language. However, critics argue that doing so compromises the message of the book. In truth, it is important that Huckleberry Finn be kept in its original format in order to preserve Twain’s message and the impact of the word on the audience, as well as to illustrate the culture of the era.