controversy with huck finn

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.