huck fin; why the censorship
Racism, slang, graphic ideas; when these things coincide with classic American literature what happens? The best example of this is in a novel written by Mark Twain. The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been an open dispute on this topic for decades. In some instances it has been called the greatest classic of American literature. In others it has been called no more that trailer trash garbage. When does a novel cross the line and become censored? This has been the topic of school curriculum since the beginning of the 19th century. Who decides what’s right and what’s wrong ? When is it O.K. for the minority to go against the majority?In this novel, the author repeatedly refers to African Americans as niggers. Such as in the passage "I won’t let no runaway niggers get by me if I can help it." Pg. 95. There are also other forms of racism in the novel such as that toward the Native America, as shown by the passage "I got an old tin lamp and an iron ring, and went out in the woods and rubbed and rubbed till I sweat like an Injun." Pg. 23. These, as well as many other passages of the novel, have offended the African American a
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Raf Dey, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, Censorship Racism, African Americans, Native America, African American, Children America, Injun Pg, mark twain, classic american, american literature, classic american literature, graphic ideas,
Approximate Word count = 793
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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