You needn't agree with those reasons, but you ought to be able to respect them. Have a wonderful evening!
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Huck Finn was published in 1884. Clemens was alive during the Civil War. You can't expect this TV show to be like that.
Yeah but Mark Twain was a genius. If one of the greatest writers in US history can't do it, why should I think these guys can?
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The core of your response is the assumption that there are fewer racist ideas floating around now than then.
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I'd say, in contrast, that there are DIFFERENT racist ideas than in the late 19th century, and maybe even fewer, but not so few...
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Maybe Twain did do it right according to some analysts. You want a book about the life of a newly freed black man without facing racism?
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Even if it's not part of the plot but part of the writer's style, it's a buffet for literary critics to consume and a great classroom book.
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