Banned Book Week

DisneyFan25863 · 09-28-2006, 06:19 PM

I've read almost all of those books, and I think it is outrageous that some of them are on that list. My favorite example is Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . It is probably THE most controversial book in education. The stupid thing is that the book is only ever read during upper high school and college english courses, where the students should have the maturity to handle the content found in the book.

Even stranger, though, is the fact that the book is often cited as being racist, when, in fact, one of the book's central themes is that everyone - including slaves - are people too. The book is COMPLETLY anti-racist, shown by the fact that the ONLY characters in the book who actually have morals and show compassion are the slave and the white boy who helps him escape.

But, of course, since the book uses the "n" word, people must sue to get it taken out of classrooms

09-28-2006, 06:19 PM	#12
DisneyFan25863 Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stevenson Ranch, CA Posts: 464	I've read almost all of those books, and I think it is outrageous that some of them are on that list. My favorite example is Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . It is probably THE most controversial book in education. The stupid thing is that the book is only ever read during upper high school and college english courses, where the students should have the maturity to handle the content found in the book. Even stranger, though, is the fact that the book is often cited as being racist, when, in fact, one of the book's central themes is that everyone - including slaves - are people too. The book is COMPLETLY anti-racist, shown by the fact that the ONLY characters in the book who actually have morals and show compassion are the slave and the white boy who helps him escape. But, of course, since the book uses the "n" word, people must sue to get it taken out of classrooms
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