The Controversy Of Banning Tom Sawyer

Supporters of banning say profanity can negatively influence the actions and thoughts of readers, especially younger readers that may not have heard or read many corrupt words. Huckleberry Finn, a book commonly inveighed for its use of contentious racial language, is commonly challenged for that reason. For USA Today, Martha Moore wrote, “When the younger reader is staring at that word five times on a given page and the instructor is saying, 'Mark Twain didn't mean this and you have to read it with an appreciation of irony,' you're asking a lot of a younger reader”. Granted, foul vocabulary is a challenge that academies need to address, but not through barring novels. Besides, if the reader is sufficiently mature for the book, they can still learn from it. For instance, some racial characterizations do not intentionally persecute people, but show the contrasting tensions between them, conforming to the time period. Again, the article “Huck Finn Navigating Choppy Waters Again” revealed, “The word is there for a reason… The word is terrible, it's hurtful, but it's there for a reason” (Moore). The racial epithets used in that book convey the attitude of Missouri in the 1840s when friction between African Americans and white people was rising. Additionally, banning a book due to concerns about the language is not beneficial to pupils because it prevents them from learning from other components of the book. “Often the organizations or schools that ban these books fail to see the book as a whole; they often center on the one page, the one scene or even the one word containing the offensive language or meaning and judge the whole book based on that one aspect,” according to an article by Adriana Lopez. She makes a sound point. A book contains a whole plot with themes that

The Catcher in the Rye. The Scarlet Letter. Huckleberry Finn. Harry Potter. The Diary of Anne Frank. Animal Farm. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Da Vinci Code. The Grapes of Wrath. These literary classics have been vital to the education of many, especially children and adolescents (Banned Books). These great novels both teach important values and educate children about world affairs and classic themes. Unfortunately, each of these novels has been banned at one point in time. In a country where freedom is so adamantly advocated, it is a wonder that an issue like censorship would even come up, that such a controversy would sink its claws into the minds of states’ boards of education across the nation.

Although some people think that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be banned, it should not because in the book readers get to experience a character grow in morality and the book shows the history of the country but in a fictional way that is interesting to young readers. Banning books is doing a complete injustice to young students, who do not get the chance to read inspirational and historic books because of the heretics of people in their

 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered by many to be the greatest American novel ever written.  Despite this praise, Mark Twain’s masterpiece has never been without criticism.  Upon its inception it was blasted for being indecent literature for young readers because of its lack of morals and contempt for conformity.  Modern indignation toward Huck Finn arises from its racist undertones, most notably Twain’s treatment of the character Jim.  As is the case with many canonized yet controversial books, the biggest conflict revolves around the inclusion of Huck Finn on required reading lists of public schools throughout the country.

Books are a gateway to a world of imagination, but some schools are trying to shut those gates off by banning them. Books are some of the best teachers left, it's not up to a school to decide what a child should or should not read. Banning books can deprive a child of the opportunity to think. Books should not be banned because of the lessons they can teach, the fact that a school should not even be able to ban them, and it can deprive a child of the opportunity to think.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been a book beloved by both students and teachers for years. It tells the story of the life and adventures of the rambunctious and adventurous Tom Sawyer. Some people, however, believe that the book is not an appropriate book to be put in the school’s library. There are many reasons why this book should and should not be banned, but there is a definite right answer. Tom Sawyer is a book that should be on the shelves for any middle schooler or older adult to read.

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

Did you know that there is a higher percentage of people in America who prefer watching a movie than reading a book? More than half of the movies that were originated from a novel don't actually follow the main points of the book. The main idea of the movie "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn." was one of those movies. Mark Twain, the author of the book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," was trying to get a point across to the readers. This point was not illustrated in the movie. I believe that the book, "The adventures of Tom Sawyer," is more entertaining than the movie because Tom Sawyer' character traits were better developed in the book, the character traits of Huckleberry Finn were better enhanced in the novel, and the plot in the book is

Many books around the world have been banned because they are offensive. One example is Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel about the journey of a thirteen-year-old boy named Huck, who fabricates his own death to run away with an escaped slave named Jim. The two voyage in a raft along the Mississippi River to gain their individual freedom. In addition, Huck gains a new understanding about humanity. Huck Finn has been creating great controversy on both sides of the argument: to ban or to keep in the school curriculum. Currently “much debate has surrounded Mark Twain’s Huck Finn since its publication in 1885, but none has been more pervasive, explosive, and divisive than that surrounding the issue on race”

Since the early ages of literature, there have been works of literature that have been considered controversial because of the content, as some believe they are offensive or inappropriate. Works such as Martin Luther 's 95 Theses and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger are just two works of literature that have sparked major controversy. One of the most controversial works of American literature is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain and eventually published in 1885. The novel expresses major points of that controversial time period that many people take offense to. One problem that people have had for years about Huck Finn is whether or not to allow this novel to be taught in the English Language Arts curriculum. People included in a grade nine through twelve grade are taught by the use of the ELA curriculum. The groundbreaking themes of Huck Finn, outweigh the reasons why people believe it should be banned, making it an essential read in American literature. There are parts of the novel that should not be read by young children, such the use of the word "nigger," how Huck saves a black man, Huck’s lack of maturity, and Huck’s fraudulent schemes require a certain amount of maturity that is not possessed by middle school students. Therefore, the teaching of this novel should be restricted to ninth grade as the minimum age to read this novel in an English classroom.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic novel with the ongoing debate of whether or not the novel should be read within schools. This debate is surrounds to book within the matter of slavery and harder writing for students to understand. However, Huck Finn educates students about the past in a different view also opens students up to local color by showing slaves are humans as well.

Book banning is based off of what one person thinks is right for everyone. While some children may not be able to handle tough books, these books should still be accessible to people that would benefit from reading them. Books often tell stories of realistic challenges and struggles people face in real life. Sheltering children by letting them only read books about a sugar-coated reality will not benefit them in the long run. Sometimes books are the only way people can learn about the struggles that people face in the world.

Over many decades people have tried to get a number of books banned because they contain bad language or sexual references. An example is Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, which has been banned from classrooms and libraries due to its profanity. Books like Of Mice and Men is not the only book to get banned. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, has been argued time and time again to not let students read this book for its word of nigger and its racial comments. Mark Twain wrote the book in 1884 when the US was starting its reconstruction.

Stories like Huckleberry Finn allow students to take a look into the past without being forced to study something incredibly uninteresting. The small unfortunate events keep us interested while being taught how African Americans were treated. This one book doesn't just focus on how bad every single white person treated black people, but instead shows that not all white people were mean to Africans. In this case Huck Finn was actually being educated and learned how to read until his dad came back and took him (Huck) out of school. This book and other books like it could teach us subjects in history without boring us with 700 page 20 year old

Others think that books in school curriculums should be banned from students. Many believe that in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn there is much use of the N-word. Parents have argued that the novel uses the word “nigger” 215 times (Walsh 1). Not only do people think the word is overused but that it is also offending African-American students that attend the schools. Although others may think that the novel should be banned there are more rational reasons for why it should not be.The use of the N-word is not only found in novels but has also been seen in song, shows, and even in history books found in many schools. Therefore banning books due the use of the N-word is not going to permanently get rid of the word in the daily lives of the