Wednesday, October 15, 2008

In the history of the book Huckleberry Finn there has been a lot of controversy. The novel has gotten a lot of criticism from different people for the way the book was written. The critiques come from different people like; critics, authors, religious fundamentalist, right-wing politicians, encompass parents and even librarians. These people argue that the book is racist against black people for the words it uses to describe Jim. It also makes a Jim (black person) look like a fugitive because he escapes trying to look for his freedom. A lot of people wanted for the book to be taken out of schools. Something that I agree with Peaches Henry is that the book shouldn’t be removed from school; it should be introduced to children later on in High School.