Martin Luther King: Should The Book Be Removed?

In “ If You Assign My Book, Don’t Censor It” published in the Washington Post on November 28, 1999 Mark Mathabane argues that the decision taken by officials of Kearsley High-School in Flint, Mich. of censoring “Kaffir Boy” is unnecessary and disrespectful. He gives a series of examples of how it is a bad decision to censor the content of a book since most of the times this distorts the main ideas and the purpose of the text itself. Kaffir Boy is a novel about Mathabane’s life in South Africa, during the apartheid period. Although Mark agrees that some of the content is a little harsh and might not be suitable for a

The book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, should not be banned from schools. Alexie’s novel is well written because it covers stereotypes, hope, and reality. Because of censorship schools want to ban this novel because people think it contains inappropriate content. Censorship has been increased from middle school to high school because high school students are more mature and understanding. Our current society is more accepting and more willing to see other perspectives on people’s creativity and positions in life. People today are more open-minded rather than close-minded. In some occasions, books can seem to be inappropriate for the parents, and the teachers do not want to receive complaints from the parents. There are various ways a teacher can get approval to lecture about a book that can cause conflict with the parent(s). Parents will be aware of what their children are learning in class. Censorship in high school is more of a fear of teachers getting into trouble for teaching the students conflicting ideas. There are many more reasons why Sherman’s book should be allowed to be taught in school, but these are only a few.

The liberal use of the “N” word did not make it difficult for me for me to read this novel. This word is a part of history and if we were to get rid of this word, we would be changing what actually happened. I also believe that the “N” word serves a purpose to being in historical novels like The Underground Railroad. This time in history was very vulgar and vicious, so this word shows how the people thought and the inhumane way of the slave trade. The “N” word may be a little vulgar, but if the author didn’t use this word, the background of the story would loose its intensity. If the word was exchanged with the word “slave”, the novel would not show how terrible this time really was for black people. Although Colson Whitehead may be an African

I feel that this novel was banned due to its content of drug use, sex, and crime. Although the novel is not explicit in these areas the subject matter is still present. I also feel that this novel was censored due to its portrayal of racism of both the white man against the black man and the black man against the white man. White people are portrayed as devils and there is a constant theme of separation and discrimination. This book holds ideals that most people may find digressive in the sense that integration is almost no longer an issue, given that people tend to not question a black person’s right to be somewhere just as much as a white mans’. Therefore when this book promotes the evilness of a race and how separation is the only way

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 8, one issue that stood out to me was the unequal educational opportunity for the black population. Segregated schools were not equal and the state of them were inadequate.

In America, a country equipped with racism, there is a debate on whether Huck Finn should be taught in classrooms. NAACP’s and Reinhardt’s believe that the teaching of Huck Finn should not be censored or removed. However, many teachers and parents believe that Huck Finn should either be removed from the schools due to its racist context. Agreeing with NAACP and Reinhardt, the book should be taught in classrooms. If schools remove Huck Finn they are also removing the important teachings behind the novel. By teaching the novel Huck Finn, teachers emotional invest their students in the ugly topic of racism, expose them to a novel that educates them on the harsh reality behind violent words and proves that there is still

In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, one controversial issue continues to be talked about: whether or not this book should continue to be taught in schools across America. When it comes to the topic of the “n” word, many agree that this degrading word should not appear in any type of school environment; while some are convinced that the choice of words should not be the only reason this book gets banned. By focusing only on that word the people, who want to dispose of this book, overlook the deeper meaning and lessons that are presented throughout the book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book that provides a realistic portrayal of life in the South post slavery, moral lessons about following your heart, and numerous

This book is a history lesson so people do not let history repeat itself. It is important to be aware of what has happened in history and to be socially aware of how this nation has come together. Yes, this book does contain racial slurs, but knowing that this word can offend and belittle someone is important for the future

Cole argues that the novel should not be banned and should be fully read and analyzed to understand its deeper meaning in the same way that teachers depict and inform students of other historical problems such as the Holocaust, genocide, and other issues. One must read between the lines through reasoning and comprehension in order to understand the morals the story creates.

It still isn’t necessary, because even though things have come a long way, segregation and discrimination is still present in the world. According to an Evening Post review of this novel, “This is not a funny book, but you will find yourself in belly-heaving laughter... this is not an angry book, but you will shiver with antagonism at man's inhumanity to man…”(Charleston). This is definitely a book that anyone who appreciates and cares about the present day would enjoy. Conroy is able to take a story about his experience teaching students into a story that will anger people and make them feel emotions they would not have felt otherwise. Conroy shows the reader how conflicts which caused the Civil War can be in effect 100 years later. The Civil War was fought over African Americans and their rights as a citizen, and even though the war was won in favor of them, they were still treated as such and not given the education they deserved. Reading this book teaches the reader about this, and causes heartbreak to know that these people were treated like that. This book is not recommended for young children because of profanity and the content would be too difficult, but this novel is definitely recommend to anyone who has had some education on U.S.

Time magazine said that, “The novel is an account of an awakening to good and evil, and a faint catechistic flavor may have been inevitable.” (“About Life and Little Girls”). The novel truly did help to “awake good and evil” in the then present day society. All of the racial injustices in the novel were seen through the eyes of a child, which help to shine a light on the true situation. Children are good perceptors of what is going on around them, and more often than not, children have better morals than their adult counterparts because they see things as they are: they do not try to complicate things like adults

"At the ending of the book, there is also a brief afterword, which King wrote on January 4, 1982. In it, he explains why he had not previously submitted the novellas (each written at a different time) for publication. Early in his career, his agents and editors expressed concern that he would be ""written off"" as someone who only wrote horror. However, his horror novels turned out to be quite popular and made him much in demand as a novelist. Conversely, the novellas, which did not deal (primarily) with the supernatural, were very difficult to publish as there was not a mass market for ""straight"" fiction stories in the 25,000 to 35,000 word format. Thus, King and his editor conceived the idea of publishing the novellas together as ""something

This book has been challenged numerous times for profane language and sexual preferences. What are these schools attempting to accomplish by eliminating the material that has anything to do with these topics. Most high school students are well aware of the aspects taking place in this book, so instead of trying to shield them from what they already know, why not try to relate their lives to what is being taught. So many kids go through high school silently without ever being able to talk about what they are feeling or what to do about those feelings, but with this book it would actually capture their attention in class because they want to read about themselves and what they are going through personally. Learning about your identity like

The reason why this book is widely talked about is the instances of murder, theft, chattel slavery, fraud, child abuse, drunkenness and other violations of civil norms (citation). But out of all of these things, the most controversial thing is the use of the n-word, which is used 219 times in the book of 366 pages. This is the only word for a Negro that a boy like Huck would know in his place and time – that is, an ignorant boy in the South before the Civil War. It is a fact that forms part of our national history, and a national history is not made up of pleasant and creditable things only… it is something to be confronted and dealt with (citation). The book was written using the correct dialect for the time, there was nothing taboo about the words written during that time in history. Even though what was written, was not what we now seen as politically correct, doesn’t mean that it should be censored. Editing graphic content out of literature won’t make it any less true, especially if it is going to be taught in a different

Banning a book is a testament to any human being's ignorance and selfishness. Books cover wide ranges of topics, from fictional adventures to medical textbooks, so when a topic is addressed that some individuals might find distasteful a book is subject to harsh criticism. Appeals to ban a book are swiftly forged in order to seal away a text and any of it's radical ideas like homosexuality, the perspective of an African-American in our past, or too inappropriate to be placed on a shelf where anyone could reach for it. Even being banned doesn't stop the onslaught of clashing opinions like for Huckleberry Finn or How to Kill a Mockingbird. Censorship debates have raised with the notion they would erase the word “nigger” from these texts in order to make them less offensive, while others advocate due to their historical perspectives that these words are fundamental in making a difference in how a book is read. Constantly tomes are placed against odds that threaten to engulf them and their intergrity, their value weighed without end in fear that the negative influences might hurt someone.