That "N" Word

Much like my tendency, my analysis of the article began during the reading of it. The main things that rushed into my mind, were: Based on the way that he wrote the novel, what can I infer that Twain would have liked to happen? What is my personal opinion of this? And WOW, they spelled organizations wrong… wow…. Seriously?!

Ok now that we got that one out of the way, I can attempt to focus on the former questions.

When it came to analyze Twain's writing I could simply think of his anti-racism morale. So at first I thought, "if Twain wanted to ultimately gain respect for blacks, he wouldn't mind the change in words because that word is far too degrading" which made perfect sense to me at first. But as I read on, Dr. Sarah Churchwell managed to remind me that writer's write in a specific way for a reason. That the word isn't simply a detail in the content, in fact it was thoroughly thought out and placed (or so I understand is something that happens during the editing process) which means it is key… sort of. Of course, this (like the former) now made perfect sense. I was thinking that because Twain wanted to achieve the no more racism thing, he would have to take something completely degrading (because even back then it was used in derogation) and propose the exact opposite in the end as a viable solution. So of course I now think that Twain would want to keep it.

Personally, since the beginning of the article I felt that what is written is written and if it's not yours you don't get to manipulate it. So basically, it's just fine the way it is because that's how Twain's Huckleberry Finn Goes.