Bradley, an author who teaches at the University of Oregon states that a "'slave' is a condition. I mean, anybody can be a slave. And it's nothin' for anybody to be ashamed of. But 'nigger' has to do with shame. 'Nigger' has to do with calling somebody something. 'Nigger' was what made slavery possible," (White). The n-word and the word slave are two completely different words, the n-word comes with so much demeaning that slave does not have. By treating these words as interchangeable, the message that all African Americans are slaves would emerge, making it difficult for Twain to expose his true purpose behind The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The purpose behind this novel was that Twain wanted to expose the wrongdoing of judging someone by their ethnicity, and Twain can not teach this message of race without the racial slur. Many school districts across the United States have decided to banned this classic book because of its diction, but it is the diction that helps carry the message. Without the use of the n-word, Twain's message does not reach the
Bradley, an author who teaches at the University of Oregon states that a "'slave' is a condition. I mean, anybody can be a slave. And it's nothin' for anybody to be ashamed of. But 'nigger' has to do with shame. 'Nigger' has to do with calling somebody something. 'Nigger' was what made slavery possible," (White). The n-word and the word slave are two completely different words, the n-word comes with so much demeaning that slave does not have. By treating these words as interchangeable, the message that all African Americans are slaves would emerge, making it difficult for Twain to expose his true purpose behind The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The purpose behind this novel was that Twain wanted to expose the wrongdoing of judging someone by their ethnicity, and Twain can not teach this message of race without the racial slur. Many school districts across the United States have decided to banned this classic book because of its diction, but it is the diction that helps carry the message. Without the use of the n-word, Twain's message does not reach the