Feelings of frustration and potential individualism take place in society today, as well as in these pieces of literature. ... He was an African American civilian injured upon arrest and fell into a fatal coma. Lack of conformity has been a continuous issue in society in this world, and three pieces of literature display that profoundly well. ... A quality piece of literature has a plethora of characters throughout the story that exhibit a lack of conformity to society. ... Furthermore, another relevant piece of literature that exhibits lack of conformity is The Adventures of Walter Mitty by...

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Many argued, and continue to argue, that the book's images perpetuate racism and deeply insult the African American race. However, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most significant pieces of classic literature in this country. ... Twain uses Jim to very precisely show this in having him speak the dialect of African Americans in the South, when Jim first speaks the reader hears him say, "You go en git in de river ag"in, whah you b"longs, en doan" do nuffin to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz alwuz yo' fren" (41). When reading this type of writing students witness a groundbre...

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F.R Leavis comments that, even though Twain used such harsh words, the message in the end was still "innate, natural human goodness, which would flower into brotherhood if it could only be protected against the taint of society" (Modern American Literature 295) The n-word is used because the book it is about that time period and what it was like. ... They are more prone to using this word again after hearing it from someone they think is cool like rappers, people on the internet, and African Americans themselves, not Huckleberry. ... If anything, Huck Finn helps enforce the idea of...

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When assessing a novel to see whether it qualifies for high school curriculum, one of the criterion follows that the piece of literature must offer a new perspective and truthful sense of the time period and its cultural elements that cannot be found in less controversial material, such as textbooks. ... Huck's preconceived notions that African-Americans lack the ability to care of their children and family stem from white society's teachings that African Americans are devoid of human emotion and fail to have normal relationships with the people they love. ... Huck's father str...

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Satirical Twain With the word "nigger" appearing over 200 times, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, stands as the most controversial novel to enter the world of literature (Marotti). ... Just by having the word "nigger" in the novel might seem to be an intentional act of demeaning the African-Americans' character (Bassett). ...

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In 1884, Mark Twain wrote one of the most controversial andremembered novels in the world of literature, The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn. ... Around the time this novelwas written, "nigger" was thought to be the appropriate word touse when referring to an African American. ...

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• Grade Level: High School