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    years schools have banned books from being taught to their students because of parent complaints. These books have been shunned from the criteria‚ which may or may not affect the student’s understanding on a specific subject. People have been fighting to have these books banned because of excessive use of profanity‚ violence‚ sex‚ drugs and many other reasons. They do not look further in the books to see exactly what the author is trying to portray. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚

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    English III Period G 3/28/10 Everyone wants to be Free In the story “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” there are many problems that the characters face in the story. Near the end of the novel Huck says “But I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest‚ because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me‚ and I can’t stand it. I been there before.” Huck doesn’t seem happy with Aunt Sally asking him to go back with her. He did have times in the story where he likes

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    often create personal symbols in order to dramatize or explore their themes. Step Two: Give author and identify genre. Mark Twain is such a writer; he uses the land and river as allegorical symbols in his satirical novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Step Three: Narrow the topic: For this reason‚ he carefully divides his novel into land and river adventures. Step Four: Thesis The allegorical symbols of the land and river are uniquely constructed by Twain and used to explore the

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    In huckleberry finn there is many changes with huck from growing into a better person and being more mature about situations.When a problem or struggle gets in the way huck tries to find a way to deal with it.Huck goes through many phases and he has to make many decisions.Will huck do the right thing? The way that huck changes with jim is drastic.Huck goes throiugh many phases to get to the way they ended upin the story bhuck explauins how the freinshio wuth them has grown and the things he owud

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    Huckleberry Finn Should be taught in School Many critics believe that Huckleberry Finn should not be taught in school because of the racism‚ language‚ and the influence the book has on the younger audience. According to John H. Wallace: The Case against Huck Finn‚ “is the most grotesque example of racist trash written and is not good for our children” (Wallace 309). While others believe Huckleberry Finn should be taught in school and that it portrays a time in history of racism and speaks volumes

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    Huck Finn and the use of Satire Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been controversial ever since its release in 1884. It has been called everything from the root of modern American literature to a piece of racist trash. Many scholars have argued about Huck Finn being prejudiced. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain uses satire to mock many different aspects of the modern world. Despite the fact that many critics have accused Mark Twain’s novel of promoting racism

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    question we need to be asking ourselves is if we should be letting our 13 and 14 year old teens read the book‚ “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.” With this type of society‚ I personally think we should not. The reason I think that is because I feel like 13 and 14 year old teens are not yet mature enough to understand Mr.Twain’s intentions. “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn‚” was an anti-slavery and anti-racist book‚ but I feel like there is a correct time to read a book like this one. Most 13 and

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    power than men and are paid less. Also‚ in many books‚ women are portrayed as weak. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ almost all the women were portrayed as weak. The novel also shows the reader how women were only a mother figure to the main character‚ named Huck. An article‚ “Promotions are Mostly a Guy Thing” by Nathan Bomey highlights the

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    Huckleberry Finn For decades‚ Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has spurred many controversies because of its offensive language‚ bad grammar‚ and racial bias. Some schools have even banned it from being taught; despite the benefits that one receives from it. When read to the right audience‚ one could learn from the harsh dialect‚ the use of satire‚ and the historical setting. However‚ because of the more advanced components of this book‚ “The Adventures of Huck Finn” should

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    High Schools in the United States should not ban The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This book is one of the most important components of American literature in our libraries today‚ it throws the reader into a time when slavery was lawful and accepted‚ and gives the reader a new perspective on slavery in general. Until civil rights groups can come up with a better argument than the word “nigger” creating a “hostile work environment”(Zwick) it should not be taken off the required reading list of any

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