Con:
- Emotions that come to mind
- Derogatory and offensive term
- Want to forget that term. Dark history behind it
- Horrible morals
- Teaches ignorance
- Contradicts
- Corrupt them and society
- Constant use of the “N-Word” (300 times in novel)
- Sparks controversy
- Leave the past in the past
- Our generation could make the same mistake again
- Put a stop with it’s language and ways
- Lincoln banned freedom of press, parents doing the same today
- Shouldn’t HAVE to learn the book if parents don’t want them too
- Brings out a lot of emotion
- Detrimental to society, teaches that it’s okay to say when it isn’t
- Influenced by emotions
- Forgetting slavery = more united
- Material might corrupt minds
- Offending
- Don’t need anymore killing ideas
Conclusion:
Although the first amendment allows freedom of speech, Huckleberry presses racism onto students
Book is confusing and painful and should not be in school
These emotions should not be put on young children
Pro:
- Always going to be there, scar won’t fade.
- In history, can’t hide the truth.
- Need to learn from.
- Historical importance for America
- Teaches compassion
- Make us forget and lose the ability to regret
- Remember our past in every single detail
- Learn from mistakes
- Accurate description back in antebellum south
- Warning to America, that slavery couldn’t exist
- Banning = portraying slavery in a softer light
- Book written for satiric purposes
- Meant to be a teaching tool
- Expose, can’t keep it hidden
- Learn from society not JUST a book
- Can’t rely on only the negative
- Suppressing the word gives it power, just a word
- Shows how evil slavery is
- Banning would be against the 1st amendment
- Would go against the first amendment
- Does not enable students to form their own conclusion
- the point was to make the readers understand how degrading the word nigger can be
- a part of history, to remind people that there is no reason to continue negative actions
- It is more ignorant to ignore the ignorance of our past
Conclusion:
Have a huge consequence on society
Known as a great American novel
Stands for America’s past
It is beside the point whether it is a positive or negative past
The relationship between Huck and Jim is not seen in any other novels
Censorship is wrong
Banning a book because of a single word is unacceptable
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it
Ignorance may be bliss, but doesn’t make it any better
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Summary Con:
Focused on emotional dilemma and the effects it had on society and children. Presses racism onto the students.
Summary Pro:
The book stands for America's past, by banning the book you're trying to forget the past. Not only is censorship wrong it goes against the first amendment.
