changing the word “nigger” to “slave” defeats the purpose of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn being a historical piece of literature. Such a change means ignoring the past and the word “nigger” is part of that past. “Nigger” is demeaning and insulting but is its replacement any less demeaning and insulting. Changing the word would not only destroy the message that Mark Twain was trying to convey‚ but also America’s history. There are vast differences between the words “slave” and “nigger”. They are not
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Those who believe the word nigger is an unacceptable insult in every circumstance are completely narrow minded and stubborn because they are choosing to associate “nigger” with the worst type of connotation instead of emerging from David Foster Wallace’s “water” and viewing “nigger” as perhaps a perfectly acceptable term used to describe African Americans from the 19th century‚ the time period of the book‚ to hundreds of years before. Others‚ who although understand that “nigger” was used appropriately
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demoralize and debase. Which do you choose? In this essay I will attempt to analyze how African Americans have reclaimed a term that has been used for numerous years to negatively characterize their race and them as people. By changing the spelling of nigger to nigga and using it to express positive attributes such as brotherhood and inclusion it has aided them in affirming their identity. I live in a very small town in Louisiana where Bible thumping ministers still preach fire‚ brimstone‚ hell
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cannot be missed about the racist ideals of society at that time. Using demeaning words like “nigger” and “injun” serve purpose in Twain’s work. His repetition of ugly phrases like those show just how ugly community values were back then. In Source B‚ Gribben admits to changing those words to more family friendly terms‚ specifically “slave” and “Indian”. Those are not always correct‚ though. Often times‚ “nigger” is used from one African American to the other‚ to show an acceptance of brotherhood and
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journey to freedom. During this time period‚ racial slurs and racism were extremely apparent. Today‚ these racial slurs have been the focus of controversy amongst many readers. So much so‚ that a book has been published that has removed the word “nigger” and replaced it with “slave”. Many teachers and bibliophiles have argued whether this should be done. One side argues that the slur should not be taken out because it would take away the true meaning and realism of the book. Others debate that it
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the novel‚ “the greatest anti-racist novel by an American writer.” Although school administrators argue that Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be restricted in school curriculums and banned because it contains content like word “nigger” and demeaning stereotypes‚ possible values that such works can implement into a student’s life should be taken into consideration as well as if this novel is indeed‚ too valuable to eliminate from school curriculums. Samuel Clemens‚ better
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Huck feels bad for what he thinks is stealing Jim from Miss Watson which shows how Huck feels morally bad about slaves being free. “. . .my wickedness was being watched all the time from up there in heaven whilst I was stealing a poor old woman’s nigger that hadn’t ever done me no harm. . .”(p. 212). Huck feels so strongly about him aiding Jim that he believes that by helping he will down-right face eternal damnation for his actions; Huck’s strong moral standpoints show a favor of the statement that
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expression is not thought of fondly in the homosexual community. The word nigger can possibly be considered one of the most powerful and offensive words in the English language today. In his essay “How Are We Doing With Nigger”‚ Randall Kennedy states that the term nigger can be seen as “a harbinger of hatred‚ fear‚ contempt‚ and violence” (pg 55).In order to eradicate this term‚ society needs to educate their self on the word nigger. The enslavement of African Americans came around the mid 1600’s. Portuguese
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2014 The Etymology of the Word “Nigger” While reading the book‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the term “nigger” tends to constantly appear. The word first appears in chapter two when Huck says‚ “Miss Watson’s big nigger‚ named Jim‚ was setting in the kitchen door” (Twain 7). After that the term keeps reappearing all throughout the novel. As the novel unravels‚ it becomes apparent that Mark Twain is not using the term in an offensive manner. The term “nigger” has been around since at least
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Published in 1884‚ Mark Twain wrote one of the most powerful stories of all time‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ which exhibits the intimate dynamic of racism in the time of great agony‚ injustice‚ and inequity for African Americans. The word ‘nigger’ appears 219 times throughout the story. (Hudson‚ 2011) This has provoked a great amount of conflict‚ and has escalated to the extent in which many schools are forbidding the book; erasing it from grade-school curricula due to the illiberality in
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