[MissTed]

On the other hand, if this puts the book into the hands of kids who would not otherwise be allowed to read it due to forces beyond their control (overprotective parents and the school boards they frighten), then maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to judge.

Our language continues to shrink.

[polymuser]

Will e-books be true to the originals in the future? Who will check all of them? I’ve no real trust of that.

[JimRed]

“Nigger Jim” was a hero, don’t they get it? The whole story was anti-slavery and portrayed him as Huck’s savior at the risk of his own freedom!

[MosesKnows]

New edition of 'Huckleberry Finn' to lose the 'n' word

There is an unintended consequence from this sort of action.

If the "N" word never occurred then how did the “N” word become so tasteless? If you treat reality like fantasy then you can never explain how it came to be a problem.

Many people’s first awareness of just how evil slavery was is when Huck lies to people on the river looking for runaway slaves. We should not deny future generations the thought process that Mark Twain wrote describing Huck’s careful consideration of what he was doing when took the decision to lie.

If you don’t let the reality of history to the surface then what is the problem. If it never happened than it could have never been a problem.

[SunkenCiv]

additional:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2651538/posts

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“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn... American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.” — Ernest Hemingway, “Green Hills of Africa” (1935)