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Huck FinnAmerican LiteratureThe purpose of this essay was to discuss the current debate over snitch Twains volume The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The debate is over whether or not the book is appropriate for students to read and learn about. The question is now being presented and petitioned upon the table of Education by a group of p arents and students in the Francis Howell school district.The group has many justifications for why Twains book should be removed from the broadcast and even the schools library. One reason was the many racial slurs used in the book to refer to Jim and all African Americans in general. An modelling of this in the book was Huck telling about how black people would all come to hear Jims witch story (Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Page 6). The slurs are used repeatedly and could easily have been done without. A second reason is the tobacco use of Huck Finn. The young character in the book is known for smoking his pipe. Some Parent s fear this may encourage students to smoke. A third reason is Huck Finns bad lifestyle. Huck skips school, uses foul language, becomes tangled in a gang, and he is known for being in lots of trouble (Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Chapter 2). Many parents think this may provoke students to try to live resembling Huck does. A fourth reason is the portrayal of Huck Finns father in the story. He is a bad father and an extreme intoxicant and he beat Huck(Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Page 24). Many parents think students may grow up thinking this negative behavior is acceptable parenting protocol. Speaking from a adolescent perspective, these accusations seem unjust and unreasonable. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great Novel and an instrumental teacher in American Literature. Twains book accurately depicts the more bountiful time period of the day. The racial innuendoes used in the book are by no means acceptable. It is the belief of many that these words were however not used on the grounds of demeaning the African American race, but that it was just the way people spoke during that age.