The Adventures Of Huckleberry
Beginning of paper
Every day society is imposed upon by awful messages. Not one day passes in which we
do not see something terrible or obscene on television, and most people have been
exposed to the usage of racial slurs. It is hard to understand why a book should be
banned if it has this subject matter in extreme ....
Middle of paper
.... but it should not make a
substantial impact on a reader. This word itself may be quite offensive; particularly in
the beginning of the book, but towards the middle and end, the racial term is not used to
degrade people of the African American race.
The most prevalent misuse of the word “nigger” is in the introductory part of the
novel. This racial slur is mostly abused by Huck’s father, Pap. Pap represents the
average misinformed “redneck.” In each app ....
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Word count: 765
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
