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Why Is Huck Finn Removed From School

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
When The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was written it was written how the south was back then. Some people think it should be taken out of schools, and some people say it shouldn't. One reason The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was removed from schools was because the book didn't have good grammar. For example in the sentence, Then Ben Rogers says: “Here’s Huck Finn, he hain’t got no family; what you going to do ‘bout him?” (Twain 8), Junior versions that were bought by libraries has simplified language. In the book Huck was also a liar and it showed kids it was ok to lie. He lied about his death. When he went to town to get stuff he dressed up like a girl and said he was a girl and not …show more content…

Other people would want it back in schools because kids need to read this book and other people would say the opposite. In the book Huck was a bad role model. When Huck was told he had to be civilized and be clean he didn't like the idea. So instead of doing what he was told, he ran away from his troubles. When he ran away to survive he stole and lied to people. He wasn't always a bad role model though. He felt bad about stealing, so he gave up the stuff he stole. In this book it shows hatred that was in the south. It also showed people ignoring people's habits and acting moral and not caring. People have the freedom of choice to read this book or not. If the book is offensive people can choose not to read it. This book was written by Mark Twain how the south was back then. This book wasn't offensive to anyone because that's how everyone spoke. When Jim said, “In that hut down by the ash-hopper. Why, looky here. When we was at dinner, didn’t you see a nigger man go in there with some vittles?” (Twain 232) it was written like the people in the south talked. If people are trying to be less racist by taking out the n-word from the book doesn't give them the right to change the works of

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