Joanna B. Raphael
January 6,2015
Period 6/Ms.Cole
Rough Draft It is obvious about the opinion stated by the N­word in the book “Huck Finn” by Mark
Twain. When they were asked their opinion on the topic of banning the book, the NAACP replied with, “You don’t ban Mark Twain­you explain Mark Twain! To study an idea is not necessarily to endorse the idea. Mark Twain’s satirical novel, Huckleberry Finn , accurately portrays a time in history­the nineteenth century­and one of its evils,slavery.” Huck Finn was written by Mark Twain in 1884. It has stirred controversy for many years because of a widely known word that many people don’t really feel comfortable hearing or saying. Huckleberry Finn should not be a banned book because it is teaching us about history and it challenges our minds on how mature we handle the book. The book “Huck Finn” should not be banned is because it teaches us about history. “Huck
Finn” teaches us about history because it shows the reader what times were like back then. In classrooms, it offers discussion points for the history of our nation and the origin of the N­word.
In “Huck Finn Synthesis Essay of Argumentation”, source F states that “but a necessary component of any education is learning to think critically about offensive ideas. without that ability ,one can do little to respond to them.” In other words, even though the book has hurtful and racist comments, it is still a big part of your education because it teaches you to think critically about offensive ideas. The book should not be banned because its like keeping a part of our history in the dark.

The book “Huck Finn” should not be banned because it challenges our minds on how mature we handle the book. “Huck Finn” is a very controversial book because of a certain word in the book that is said over 200 times that most people feel uncomfortable saying, the N­word.
However even though you feel uncomfortable with the word you can’t just ignore it. In “Huck
Finn Synthesis Essay of Argumentation”, source D states that “In the classroom ‘nigger’ is embarrassing and divisive at any grade level.” Basically, the quote is saying that the N­word is humiliating and can cause some students discomfort or shame.Since schools are a place where students should feel comfortable and safe, any book that causes embarrassment should be
banned.