Why Should Huckleberry Finn Not Be Banned

Once upon a time, in a world not far from here, there are students who are forced to miss their annual train ride to Hogwarts, lock the wardrobe to the magical land of Narnia, and walk through the English countryside themselves instead of upon the back of Black Beauty. Why are these students deprived of those occurrences? They live in America, the land of the free- except when it comes to the books they can read. In fact, many schools across America exercise the practice of banning books. Since 1982, libraries, parents, and schools have attempted to ban 11,300 novels, according to the American Library Association. The essentially innoxious books are challenged for an assortment of reasons, including use of malapropos language, graphic or explicit

The decision to ban the novel Huckleberry Finn from classrooms and libraries has been an ongoing controversy. The presence of the 'n word' and the treatment towards Jim, and other blacks in general, has made many readers uncomfortable. Despite this fact, Huckleberry Finn has been and remains a classic read. I do not believe the novel should be banned or sanitized because it is a part of American history whether it is good or bad, also we have no right to change someone's writing simply because we do not like how it is written, Mark Twain's writing should not be penalized because of the ideals of today.

Twain unnecessarily uses the word a total of 219 times throughout the novel. Although this argument is valid, his language is an important aspect of the story. Huck's ignorance often surfaces, and his frequent use of the “n-word” certainly causes the reader to cringe. In a classroom, discomfort among students is often magnified. The offensive language in Huck Finn certainly makes it a difficult book to read, however, it does not entail eliminating the novel from classrooms. Critics have often discussed censoring the book and replacing the “n-word” with “slave” instead. This would be just as ineffective as eliminating the book. Mark Twain intentionally uses this language to bring reality into his story and help show the change that his characters undergo. Changing the diction and language would be changing the story. Just because a word is offensive, doesn’t mean it is being used for the wrong purpose.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned because readers get to watch the main character, Huck, grow in morality. Huck starts out the book by supporting slavery. He believed all black people belong in slavery and believed that black people are not actually people at all. He then takes Jim on as a traveling partner which is a shock to readers who are used to Huck being racist. As Huck and Jim travel together the pair grow close and see each other as good friends, which is where readers see Huck’s morality grow the most. Also readers

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

Alfred Jacoby stated, “A masterwork… a volume worth having.” All schools will have their own individual opinions about this book in its entirety. The people, who speak negatively about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, strongly need to reconsider their opinions and motives. People today and children today need to learn the reality of racism, they cannot just think it is okay, Huck' s example and willingness could totally prove them wrong! If the book offends a child, or makes them feel uncomfortable, maybe they could just sit this one out. No school should ever totally ban this book. It should remain in all libraries until it is forgotten, which might take

Should Huckleberry Finn be taught in schools? This question has been a topic of discussion over the past years and is still being talked about today. A lot of people say that the book should be banned from schools because of the racial comments in the book. People claim that it could offend the youth, and teach them unfit words. It is understandable for people to be concerned about the books language, but in reality all the book does is enlighten the youth on the history of slavery and many more. In Joan DelFattores article she states. “The elimination of "nigger" is presented not as censorship but as a rescue mission to save Huckleberry Finn from oblivion, because many secondary schools will not teach material that makes students

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a significant book in the history of American literature that presents readers with the truth of our past American society in aspects such as speech, mannerisms, and tradition that we must embrace rather than dismiss by censorship. It is a novel that has been praised and proclaimed America’s “first indigenous literary masterpiece” (Walter Dean Howells) as well as one that has been criticized and declared obscene. It has undergone much scorn and condemnation as a novel and many feel that it should be censored. This, however, is not the way it should be. Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece and, as a matter of fact, it is one on many levels. The story itself, though

Columnist James J. Kilpatrick wrote that Huck Finn is "a fun book for white boys to read. For black children, I have come to realize, it is a brutal slap in the face."  He condemns the book because of its use of the word "nigger."  Many school districts have banned this book for the same reason. 

This is a mistake. This book has a lot to profit from, it’s about friendship, loyalty, growing up and a young boy’s view of right and wrong in a convoluted society. And to say that this book should be banned. The problem stems from lines like these: “It was 15 minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger” (Twain 69). At face value this statement can be perceived as racist, and that “Students can and should be engaged in constructive ways to learn… without being subjected to racial slurs” (Watkins).

I think they should keep the old version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because it is more educational.

Many great novels have been banned throughout the schools for various reasons, one of those banned book has been The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn for false claims of it being racist. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned from the curriculum because of the lessons and insights it has within it.

In the 1800’s saying curse words, especially the “n” word, was something that was done every day however they were mostly used to degrade people and Huckleberry Finn demonstrates every part of that from talking about slaves using the “n” to just a casual “shit” every once and a while. This book shouldn't be on the high schools chopping block because of its language because we are already familiar with it. History is one of the most disliked classes in any grade at any school. Most students don't like learning about that one general or that one time the stock market crashed.

Thesis: Students, teachers, parents, professors, and others have debated for decades whether The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a racist novel and if it should be banned from the classroom.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a young white Southern boy named Huck fakes his death in order to get away from his abusive father. After he escapes he goes on a series of ‘adventures’ trying to achieve complete freedom and a better life. On his path to freedom, he comes across his family’s slave named Jim, who Huck learns has also escaped to search for freedom and together they go through a series of ‘adventures’ where they face a variety of conflict. Although Huckleberry Finn is considered a great American classic, it is, however, extremely controversial, resulting it being on the list of challenged books, due to the constant use of the ‘n-word’ within the story. As a result, many have posed the question should Huckleberry Finn be allowed and continue to be taught in schools despite its racism?