Prewriting Essay 2

My Claim- Censoring the language of the novel causes the context to lose its original intentions


AUTHOR'S POINTS:
1) --Huck Finn is now being banned or not assigned at schools because of it's incorporation of the N-word "(Schools)...are simply not assigning it to students anymore. And that's a shame."
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2) --Kids will start to use the word comfortably
"The surest way to make kids use the word inappropriately is to tell them not to use it inappropriately"
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3) --Movies are an example where censorship works. You can see the real thing if you want, but if you want a cleaner version, you should be able to have the option to refer to that instead.
"Many of us prefer the version of those movies that are edited for television. If you want all those F-bombs in you r home, you can buy the DVD."
*"If you prefer the unpolitically correct version of 'Huckleberry Finn,' for the historical value or another reason, the original will always be there" (ASSUMPTION that the uncensored version is not politically correct)
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4) --New releases of the Bible are published to keep up with the change in language, but the message still remains the same.
""Publishers routinely release new versions of the scriptures to reflect the language of today, but the message remains the same"
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REBUTTAL POINTS: (backing up my claim)
--The language is part of the literature's appeal because it captures the conflict of the time so brilliantly
[1] and [2] Exposing the word's hateful origin will not make kids want to use it at all (if the context is truly understood)
[4] The language is part of the literature and if that is altered, then it compromises Twain's intention
-- The author doesn't use valid evidence to back up certain claims (no examples of kids using the N-word freely after reading an uncensored version of Huckleberry Finn)
[3] Author makes the assumption that the uncensored version is not politically correct
[3] Twain used the N-word for a reason. It is a strong word, and Twain was aware of that- he did not want to sugarcoat the story because that would defeat its purpose and its effect on its readers