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Originally Posted by jgaiser
Think of the children...  Too many people have sensitivities that they think the rest of the world should have too.
The recent plan to remove the n-word from Huck Finn has many supporters. They point out that many High Schools can't use the book in their classes and if it was edited, it would become more useful.
I disagree. The whole point of the story is the racial prejudice of the period. It becomes a teaching point and a history lesson. |
Pretty much my opinion right or wrong. Not saying it should be taught as a history lesson, and not saying I liked the books as a child. I remember being a tad confused, but no idea why. But they did not in any way affect my awareness of racial prejudice. I was too stupid to realize that anyone was racially prejudiced until I was 13. (small town, few nationalities, dirt poor, no TV) Totally unaware of even the concept, till my father told me I could not be friends with certain people. Perhaps you can guess how that turned out
Still that is how they were written and hailed overall as literary art. And far worse books in all respects are still being published.
Helen