And whats behind door number 4??

Personally I think that when teach Huckleberry Finn, I would confront the controversy with the class. There is obviously such a thing as giving a word its power, and I think by not confronting the controversy, the word is just more empowered. I think my main objective by using the word and confronting the controversy that is behind it would be to have my students realize its really not the controversial topic its made out to be. I believe that this is the better approach rather than the others, because without confronting the word a firmer belief of controversy, and a lack of knowledge on the topic is instilled in the students. Replacing the word with "slave", is changing Twain's work and changes the meaning of the book, and by removing the book all together, the students miss out on the greatest piece of American Literature ever written.