A blog from a retired library media supervisor who loves the field and has plenty to share.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Huck Finn
Everyone knows the kind of boy Huck was. So why are folks surprised at his colorful and sometimes inappropriate language, both in his time and ours? I read there is a publisher who is planning/has planned/has executed, just can't remember, to take out some of Huck's words. What do you think about that? Would Mark Twain be rolling over now or what? Or perhaps he would say go for it? What about you? What do you say? Are your students offended when they see inappropriate language in old books, classic or not? Can we change the culture we lived in by rewriting books??? Can't we look at it as look how far away from that we are now??? I want you opinion!
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