“Huckleberry Finn” too Offensive for School? A debate concerning, Mark Twain’s classic “Huckleberry Finn” having content which maybe too offensive to be allowed on public school reading lists. The NAACP and concerned parents want “Huckleberry Finn” “removed from mandatory reading lists, for the books damaging effects on African-American students.”(Hentoff p 98) The book did not get removed, in “1998 Judge Reinhardt wrote, an important part of education is thinking critically about offensive ideas
The Quran, The Bible, The Mockingbird, and even the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are all examples of books that have been banned for their content. Banning books have been around for a long time and despite any change in wording, the truth behind it is all the same. It is the legal censorship of literature in the United States. However in some cases this need for censorship can be understood. Parents trying to maintain the best age appropriate environment for their child would not be found to critical
Gabrielle Marshall ENG 232 E Dr. Brayboy December 10, 2014 Taboo & Censorship Taboo is a term that refers to “a cultural or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing as people find it offensive or embarrassing” (Oxford Learners’ Dictionary). Incest and pedophilia are taboos that are heavily prevalent in the novel Lolita. Although the novel is provocative and contains elements that are uncomfortable to most readers, Lolita should not be censored nor