Huck Finn The Book Banning Controversy Hailey Horchler Pd.7

From the beginning of the written word, books have had the capacity to enlighten, to instruct, to entertain and to offend, sometimes all within the same text. Books are frequently banned, generally on a local level affecting only local or school libraries. Occasionally, a government will step in to ban a book. It is not illegal to read banned books, the rulings just make them more difficult to find.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most banned books in the U.S. It has been censored repeatedly since it’s publication in Huck Finn has been challenged in the recent years for the use of the “N” word because of it’s racial content.

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“ If it isn’t a dangerous book, there really is no reason for anybody to read it or teach it,” said Michael Kreyling.

Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was banned for many reasons. Mark Twain

ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THIS BOOK WAS BANNED WAS BECAUSE OF IT’S USE OF RACIAL LANGUAGE. THIS BECAME A PROBLEM WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS FROM THE TIME THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED TILL NOW. IT ALSO CAUSED MANY DISAGREEMENT'S WITH SCHOOLS.

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