Why Should Huck Finn Be Banned

To Ban or Not Ban? In the United States numerous books are banned from schools such as, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Many people believe this book should stay banned and not be required to read in class. Others believe that it should be required because of what it could teach kids. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great book and teaches people about the history of America and several life lessons. Many believe that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be banned, they believe this for many reasons. Such as, the use of the N-word all throughout the book and also because of how Huck Finn’s character is. In the book Huck’s character is very uneducated and ultimately does anything he wants to do. Huck’s father is an alcoholic and beats Huck whenever he gets drunk which could also be why it’s permitted. Parents and schools think we shouldn’t teach this book in schools because of the N-word, it might offend people or they might think it is okay to say it. They believe we shouldn’t teach it because Huck is very uneducated and it could possible make students want to drop out of high school and be careless like Huck is in the book. What parents and schools don’t understand is slavery is a part of America’s history and that yes people back then did talk like that. That does not make it okay and mean it’s
Not only does the book show the history but it shows Mark Twain’s great writing abilities and lessons that he is trying to teach his readers. Twain teaches to not always go by what society has to say, most of the time what society says is not right. Twain also shows how Huck Finn grows and develops throughout the book. Huck learns to value friendships and to make decisions on what his heart says not by what society says. During the book we begin to see how Huck’s character is changing and how he is starting to put others before