Huck Finn and the N-word

There is a reason for Twain's use of the N-word in Huck Finn. He didn't put the word into the book to offend people he put it there for multiple reasons, I don't know these reasons but I do know that Twain's purpose was not to offend people. With this said I would choose option 4. I would talk about it in class and have everyone share their beliefs around the word. If there was too much controversy and the students did not want to say it then we wouldn't say it but if everyone was okay with it then we would be reading it out loud and talking about it a lot. The N-word plays a major role in Huck Finn and its importance should not go unnoticed. The word appears in the book 219 times, if that doesn't tell you it's there for an important reason I don't know what will.