Many people argue that The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is too controversial to be published as is. They believe the book should be banned or the racial epithets should be edited out. Others argue that a book like Twain’s should be preserved because it captures a period in American history that should not be forgotten (after all, if we erase the past we can’t learn from it and are likely to repeat it…). What do you think of this? Do you find the racial prejudices portrayed in this book upsetting? What should society do about books and movies that contain such elements?
Levi
1/22/2024 01:43:17 pm
I think that people should be warned if book or media have racial prejudice but I do not think that we should just forget about that part of history.
Dorian
1/22/2024 02:42:04 pm
Preserve the book!We defiantly need to Remember this period in american history.Because it could happen again in the future.And this is a good story about tough times for a person with color.If we keep this book preserved we can stop Racial disputes later.
Holden
1/22/2024 04:04:44 pm
If we got rid of racial epithets were taken out it could cause problems. We would not be able tolerant about the past and would not be able to do better than that. History should always be remembered since we can learn and be better form it.
Dorian
1/25/2024 09:26:59 am
I fear that one day History will repeat itself because we forgot about the past.
Sylvia
1/26/2024 02:18:03 pm
I think that books that include racist content from the past should not be changed, but that we should make sure that they are labeled as having old-fashioned and racist themes. As long as modern writings do not contain racial prejudice, it is okay to read books and material that illustrate an earlier time period as long as we understand that times have changed and that these beliefs are wrong, because it is important to learn about the ways of time periods before us and understand their problems so that we can change what happens in the future.
joshua
1/28/2024 01:54:39 pm
im not saying that racisim is good but it tells us a part of history that adds to tom and how he is. but if there is a book that permits it that book should be banned
Gniya Tyree
1/28/2024 07:34:42 pm
I think that this book shows show things we’re back when slaves were legal. I think it’s a good way to show children history of Africans Americans, and how they were treated. I don’t think books should be banned if the are showing things back then, but if they’re saying it should be a thing still, I would disagree.
Jules
1/29/2024 01:29:43 pm
I think that Tom Sawyer is a great book to teach us how it was in their time, learning this will show younger viewers how they should be so thankful about how blessed they are. We should keep these type of books and movies in our society. Comments are closed.
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