Fall Semester Examination Essay The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain has been labeled as “objectionable literature” several times in the past. The biggest issue about the novel with parents, teachers, and students is the fact that it contains racist language. Many people believe that this work of literature contains harsh and critical views and language of people and their emotions during that time period; while others may view this type of literature as an informative and realistic view of the world and people during that era. Although the literature may be viewed as “harsh” and “critical”, one must not forget that Twain uses such a language to emphasize the fact that everyone differed in
When it comes to what children are reading, people only think of the bad things and what the book is about. They don’t look at how it could possibly benefit them! I think that students should be able to read books that appeal to their beliefs and culture. It could help them learn more about themselves and their religion; they can’t do that if those books are banned from school libraries and bookstores! Book banning has been going on for the past two thousand years but people still read those books!
Many believe that this book displays a negative and inappropriate view on racism that is too coarse for a high school environment. The main African American, Jim, is portrayed as dim-witted, slow, and overly superstitious which is one of many racist aspects of the book. Another controversy within the novel is the use of the “n-word” over two hundred times and it can make many of the students, teachers, and parents feel uncomfortable in a classroom and thus they think that the book be banned. Although some people do not want this novel taught in the classroom, Huckleberry Finn should be taught in a school setting under certain conditions because it teaches the valuable aspects of life such as the negative effects of racism, characteristics of religion and life in that time. Although this novel should be taught to high school students there are people that oppose teaching the book because of its crudeness and inappropriateness.
Jack Pine 11 August 2011 Mr. Singler English 102 What the “Huck”? N-Bomb! Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn, published over a hundred years ago, has stirred controversy from racism to censorship due to some of the vulgar language. Although, one of his greatest books of all time many educators and parents support the removal of Huck Finn from elementary and high school curriculum's because of the abundant use of the ‘n-word’ used approximately 219 times through the novel. The derogatory term makes it hard to appropriately depict the true meaning of the book to a group of children without raising countless unspoken questions.
Yet I believe that this book, “The Chocolate War” by Robert Cormier, should be kept in schools to be read by teenagers. Many people believe that this book should be banned for the fact that it talks about bullying and violence. In a couple parts of the story, Jerry is beaten up. There are also multiple parts where the Vigils or Janza bully a kid. But that isn’t so bad that we should ban it.
“No Mercy” speaks to administrators and educators who at some point should ask themselves, “Is zero tolerance always the best plan for disciplinary action?” In the article Gladwell does not suggest that there should be no form of punishment for students when they do something wrong; but that a zero tolerance policy might not always be appropriate. He suggests that a student’s history and individual circumstances should be taken into account. Gladwell’s first and most powerful example given is that of a Cambridge student that attempted to poison his tutor with a chemical laced apple. Under the zero tolerance policy adopted by many schools today he would have very easily been expelled from school but instead was placed on probation and sent to a psychiatrist. This was done due to the fact that administrators took into consideration that he had never done anything like
Proof: * “In discussion, teachers pointed out that since it is the policy of the Washougal School District to assign an alternative book to any student who objects on any grounds to reading an assigned one, the attempt to prevent a whole class from reading a book was an attempt to change policy, replacing free choice by censorship” – pg, 257, 1st paragraph * “Censorship, here or in Russia or wherever, is absolutely anti-democratic and elitist. The censor says: You don’t know enough to choose, but we do so you will read what we choose for you and nothing else. The democrat says: The process of learning is that of
Myah Clark Professor Collier English112.SMRT 2 21 November 2014 Essay #2 Public Schooling: Draining Students of their Freedom and Creativity In John Taylor Gatto’s “Against School”, he explains how he thinks public education cripples our kids and why. He starts his article out by making a point that both the students and teachers are suffering from boredom. The students also pointed out the fact that the teachers didn’t seem to know much more about what was being taught then the students themselves. On the other side of the spectrum the teachers are just as bored because they feel the students are rude and only interested in the grades. He then continues on to say that we shouldn’t blame the teachers or the students; in this case, we should blame ourselves.
To Whom It May Concern: Do you want your children and students getting an extra dosage of vulgar language, sexually rated scenarios, and issues that are awful enough to cause depression? In the book The Catcher in the Rye all of these issues are present. Everything from filthy language written on walls, to the purchase of a prostitute, all of this is present in this novel. This book is not helping solve the issues that teenagers are facing in these days. That is why it should be banned from schools across the country.
Due to triviality of this book being banned in NYC public schools, we’ve decided to vote on this issue on the show. If you think this decision actually is important, more schools are turning to different books for their literature throughout the year, and not this book. So I now ask the studio audience to vote Yes or No in regards as to whether or not this book should be banned from public schools. (Depending on the voting results, there will be alternate endings. If the book is banned, the superintendent would speak, and if the book isn’t banned, Pony Boy will speak) O: Okay.