Huckleberry Finn Controversy

Since the beginning of time, the evolution of slavery has been a controversial struggle because of the racist negativity targeted towards African Americans and the embark of white superiority. Negativity such as mistreatment, degradation and disrespect. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by realist, Mark Twain, manages to capture the relationship and journey between a ‘nigger’, Jim, and a privileged, young boy, Huck, to the fullest extent; involving the degradation and racism packaged to a slave. Given today’s current state, it is best for publishers, the education system, anybody, to not alter Twain’s work, by replacing the term ‘nigger’ or even substituting the book, because of the meaning it holds and represents. This novel,

He humorly recalls that in the book, Jim ran away, meaning he was not even a slave. However, by reinstating the word, Twain emphasizes the burden that African Americans dealt with. The book was published in the late 1800s, even though the topic is controversial and obtain different viewpoints, as people of America and students from the education system, society needs to understand that to make change, one must fail to succeed, to move forward. Wilmore even claims that this title needs to be preserved so a wider audience can understand why it should remain unchanged. History is history, the only way to move on is learning from the mistakes and not repeating them in the future . To continue, the experiences of African Tesla workers, Owen and Demetric Diaz, further confirm the normality from the term of the word ‘nigger’ since it was used as a recurring threat to them. The word ‘nigger’ is used as a threat, gang, or for humor nowadays, and it is sick. It is with great sorrow that this father and son had to face racial slurs as a everyday life, such as “All you f***** niggers – I can’t stand you”, or even worse (Tesla

Although the book obtains the ‘violent’ word, the language itself is difficult and barely understandable. With Twain’s Southern language, the message in the book does not appear as understandable, so regardless of the decision that the education system makes, it all solely depends on the audience this book is going to be read by, most ideally high schoolers to understand life in the South more. Elementary kids, most likely, will not understand the message because of the knowledge that is required to understand it. Exposed to the controversy, it is best to acquire the book unchanged because of the effect it lacks to bring. Some discriminated Americans support this book themselves and many view it as a representation and a force to be reckoned with. Moving on, taking note that racism and discrimination is a part of everyday life for many, the anger of the 52 year-old man is felt when he comments to his daughters that he has “grown upset that the word has slipped into casual usage”(Baltimore Legislator..). The fact that the n-word has grown into society as a social norm and a violent term can be an accessory towards the decision of the school board. If the word