1.
Hurtful
and derogatory words should not be replaced. We shouldn't change the way the
past was because of how the present is now. The book would lose its touch, and
you wouldn't get a good view at how the slaves were treated back then, the
words are needed to get a more realistic point of view. They should not be
replaced because they are historically accurate, the reader should actually
know what happened to slaves instead of using other words to make the book less
realistic. Therefore, for these reasons I say that we should keep the words in
the book, you have the option to read the book or not.
2.
The
novel is relevant to today’s society. This book is relevant to today’s society
because slavery and racism still exists today. Racism against many races, for
example, racism exists against blacks, Jews, and many other religions. People
with power have slaves that work for them and places around the world that are
less fortunate have slavery. Slavery exists in many parts of the world even
though there are laws and rules against it. Children are forced to work at such
a young age for little or no money, children are sexually assaulted. Therefore,
for the reasons above and many more this novel is relevant to today’s society.
3.
It
would be better reading from literature and fiction. It would be better because
it would be more interesting than reading a boring textbook, which you could
fall asleep reading. Reading this book is a very good perspective on what
happened a long time ago, even though Aminata is not real, her story and what
she’s been through is all true. When you read this book you still get what they
are trying to tell and teach you about the past, some parts of Aminata’s life
may not be real but you get close enough of a realistic point of view enough to
learn from the book and her story. Therefore, it would be better reading literature
and fiction instead of a dry textbook.
