Hurting a child sounds a little harsh doesn’t it? I don’t think it is; well to a certain extent it is ok. If a parent cares for a child they should be able to discipline it. I have a few reasons for my thoughts.
First of all sometimes the only way to get a child to listen is to give them a little smack on the head. Don’t get me wrong I don’t think a parent should beat the child half to death, or leave them with bruises. I just think that some kids wont listen to you unless u discipline then which sometimes means hitting them.
On top of that I feel that the parent has the authority to discipline their children. The parent takes care of that kid, feed them. Clothes them, and puts a roof over their head. Why should they allow to hit the kids once in a while? Again I would like to say that when I say hit I mean that they should be able to discipline them in a humane way.
Now this ties in with Huck Finn because his father abuses him. But I think the way he hits him cannot be justified as discipline. He does it for no reason and hurts Huck Finn real bad sometimes. The way he hits him is just inhuman and wrong.
Sometimes parents need to go to extremes to get their kids to listen. They also care for the child so therefore should be able to discipline them. These are the reasons why I think parents should be able to hit their kids. This is also how it ties in with the story Huck Finn.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Should Huck Finn be taught in CHS
Murder, sex, and drugs don’t sound like a good book for kids right. Huck Finn has all these things in the book so I guess it is not suitable for kids. Well I disagree. These are all the things that make a good book and interesting. Half the times when kids are giving books to read they don’t even read past the first page, because it cant keep their attention, but not with Huck Finn. On top of that it is written well.
To start out I will say that as a book that has all the wrong things according to “The Man,” it is pretty well written. The way Mark twain uses the words to make it sound like you are actually down south in the 1800’s is brilliant. He also uses great imagery so you don’t only read the story you see it to. Listen to these lines describing a thunderstorm “My souls how the wind did scream along. And every other second or two there’d come a glare that lit up the white caps for half a mile around, and you see the islands looking dusty through the rain, and the trees thrashing around in the wind.” With imagery like that how can the book not be a good thing to teach in a school?
Also the book has the action to keep kids reading. Most times when teachers give out a story to read half of the class doesn’t even read it, because it is too boring. But when a teacher gives out Huck Finn to a class they know the kids will read it. I know this because I like to read this book. I say this because most books can’t keep my attention but this one can.
In conclusion all the things that make it a bad book, really make it a good book. It also has a lot of good things in it too. The imagery and the words make it a powerful book, and good teaching material. These are the reasons why Huck Finn should be taught in CHS.
To start out I will say that as a book that has all the wrong things according to “The Man,” it is pretty well written. The way Mark twain uses the words to make it sound like you are actually down south in the 1800’s is brilliant. He also uses great imagery so you don’t only read the story you see it to. Listen to these lines describing a thunderstorm “My souls how the wind did scream along. And every other second or two there’d come a glare that lit up the white caps for half a mile around, and you see the islands looking dusty through the rain, and the trees thrashing around in the wind.” With imagery like that how can the book not be a good thing to teach in a school?
Also the book has the action to keep kids reading. Most times when teachers give out a story to read half of the class doesn’t even read it, because it is too boring. But when a teacher gives out Huck Finn to a class they know the kids will read it. I know this because I like to read this book. I say this because most books can’t keep my attention but this one can.
In conclusion all the things that make it a bad book, really make it a good book. It also has a lot of good things in it too. The imagery and the words make it a powerful book, and good teaching material. These are the reasons why Huck Finn should be taught in CHS.
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