Huck Finn Zero Draft

My view on this book is that it is a great classic American novel, but regarless to my personal view this novel is unargueably racist and should be taught in school. The racist theme in this novel, although obiviously apparent, and the use of the contorversial term was not meant as a demeaning verbal jab. Nigger was a term used to refer to african-american slaves, it was what they used it wasn't always meant to be condecending and demeaning. If you look past the frequent use of the word the novel doesn't have any strongly racist sections other than that against the "white trash" southerners. Jim is portrayed as a dumb black slave, but also has a loving and commical side where as the white people that Huck comes into contact with over the course of his journey are portrayed as drunk, ignorant, deceiving thieves. The relationship that Huck forms with Jim is also an example of how the racism can be overcome. This novel is some aspects is racists, because of the time period in which it is based, but racism is not the main theme in this novel. As for the book being taught in school I believe that it should, but not because it is an American classic. I don't think that there is too much to learn form the novel itself, other than how it displays the personality traits of the characters throughout the novel. It should be taught in school because of what it brings with it. The view of the controversy that the book creates is more important than the book itself. I will also including sources form what we read and the movie.

racist?

Although I may not feel the same emotions that this book or word may bring up while reading it, it emphasizes the voluminous amount disheartening qualities that humanity faces. We created a slanderous word to demoralize and dehumanize an entire race and we still face the maliciousness of this word in our society today. But should an entire book be censored and taken away from a broad range of schools? No. In the time that this book was written, this word was a very commonly used name. Yes it was meant to demean people, but with the help of racial movements has changed the meaning and amount of usage of that word. For instance, if a history book referenced the usage of the word in our history, then would you ban it? Our history as a nation in some places has been grim, but if we learn about how a word can negatively affect us, we can also learn what not to do in the present and the future. Because we all have issues as the human species and some of these are illustrated in the book. For instance, while Africans are demoralized, we also see some of the malicious traits of white people.

To some, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a racist novel. I can say that these people are crazy because it really is not. The use of the n word is written consistently throughout the novel. This word may offend them, but they should learn to accept that that is how it was back in the day. It was what they called an African-American. I'm going to take my stand saying this book is not racist on the fact that the language and the scenes that occured were accurate of the time.

If anything this novel also teaches good morals. The scene where Hcuk says that he'd go to hell for helping Jim gives a great feeling of toleration. He realized that this runaway slave was the same as him. It also shows the flaws in human nature, such as drunkenness, racism, trickery, and other things that humans do but are not considered good in society.

Like that chick in Culture Shock said, Twain "went for realism." The use of the n word was only historically accurate. Without using it, or making Jim sound like an idiot, the book would suck. The novel needed this elements, no matter if they may seem racist nowadays, to be successful and actually have a meaning.

I'll probably use Lionel Trilling's A Community of Saints to support this argument. He has many points that i agree with and could use

White Boy's Cant Jump... So?

Huckleberry Finn, what an adventure! Oh boy, do I love adventures! But you see, what hampers adventures the most, is when someone has to bring in a political argument that makes everyone agro for the rest of the trip.... What a buzz-kill. So when i finished Huck Finn, i felt bad for Mark Twain (And Im super serial) i mean he wrote this book to make money, okay, fair enough. But he also wrote the book to show his deep love for adventures and the kind of quests he went on when he was a kid. So when people like Ms. freakout from Culture Shock spew their comments about racial intolerance towards this book it makes me mad that the entire adventure is thrown aside to accommodate another argument, and if she had it her way perhaps another lawsuit.
So listen up lady, you can read all the books you want, and the chances are you might dislike some and you might love some, and other people will always have another opinion on the subject. So dont spoil someone else's love for adventure, especially if you have a skewed perception of the novel. To me, it appears to me that the only reason your daughter is so adamant about this subject is because without her support you would look psycho.

It this Book Racist? Should it be taught in schools?

The main issue of this book is, is it racist? I honestly, in my point of view dont think that this book is racist, but i dont think that any one can say that it is or isnt a racist novel. In the end i think that the fact of the book being racist or not is all in ones opinion. in the movie that we watched the mother and the daughter were very upset and hurt by this book and most definatley thought that htis book was racist. But then from the converstaion of our peers and of my own opinion the book is not racist in our eyes, that was the time period and it should be precieved as it was, not sugar coated. I know every thing has two sides and now im supposed to pick a side and write about it, but with a topice such as racism i dont htink one person can jsut pick on side you have to open yourself up to the fact that others might get upset and hurt by this book and acknowledge that fact. So in reality is the book racist? I think it depends and i want to write about both sides of the argument. I will use the movie most of all for this section of my paper. The second part of this paper is asking if it should be taught in schools. In my opinion i dont think that this book should be taught in school because i thin kit is a horrible book. I think that Twain had no idea what he was doing when he wrote this and i think that he had no plan or full thought to the book at all. Not only was the dialouge completely and utterly painful to read but the whole story boared me. There were few parts like hwen Huck realizes that Jim is a man and accepts that he is going to hell. the end of the book however was completly horrible, i will use a majority of the critics that you gave to us because i thin ktha ti can find something in all of them to support my case. even the parts that say that it is a good book i will just rip on it!

HUCK FINN ZERO DRAFT

I kinda think I'm going to write about how this book is racist, and should be taught in school. How could it not of been racist in a racist time? If it wasn't it would lose a huge amount of its autheticity and wouldn't be a great american novel. The use of "nigger" in the book may offend people, but it WAS the word they used and knew to represent african american people, it wouldn't make sense to put "african american" or anything else besides that word. I also like how Doug pointed out how it's not only racist to blacks but everyone. And how Huck, once he's alone with Jim realizes that Jim isn't just a "dumb nigger" and is an actual human with feelings and wants. I think this book should also be taught in schools, but only if the teacher teaches it how Lav dog did, making us think about if this book is racist and if it should be taught in school. This lets the students think, discuss, and argue about this book, leading to classes that get students engaged. It should also be taught in school because it is a great amerian novel, it shows how the american south was in that time period. I also may go off on a tangent about how Tom represents society and how if you don't do it by the books, it's wrong. Ummm....The river interested me, how when I read those chapters, I felt clam and relaxed much like how Huck and Jim felt.

Huck Finn Zero Draft

My essay will describe the way in which this book is clearly anti racist but is simply realistic regarding state of race relations in the antebellum south in 1835. One of the biggest arguments in deeming Huck Finn racist is the use of the currently very offensive word "nigger". Many people claim that this book is racist because Twain decided to use this word when it was not necessarily an allright word to use in the north when he wrote the book in 1884. The reason that Twain uses this word so prolifically is that it was a large part of the vernacular in 1835, the fact that the book uses the vernacular makes it the great American Classic that it is. Another reason why this book has been called racist is that it portrays Jim as a dumb individual because his is black. People who make this argument often overlook the main message of the book the way in which the reader's view on Jim changes. As the book progresses, we see Jim change from a dumb, trickable individual, to a caring, human, fatherly figure and huck's realization of Jim as a man is the anti-racist centerpiece of this novel. This novel portrays the friendship of these two and their journey as defying the racist ways of current society. Twain's record also suggests that is heavily anti racist