In that time & place, that word conveyed that he was property. He literally stole away & was guilty of theft of said property. Huck’s pa may have thought that law was okay, but he thought public drunkenness & child abuse were okay, too. That can’t be said with such power without the word.
crmorris1957 Premium Member over 13 years ago
No censorship, thank you very much. Don’t tamper with history.
pirate227 over 13 years ago
I think Jones is pointing out how meaningless the GOP agenda is.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 13 years ago
In that time & place, that word conveyed that he was property. He literally stole away & was guilty of theft of said property. Huck’s pa may have thought that law was okay, but he thought public drunkenness & child abuse were okay, too. That can’t be said with such power without the word.
believecommonsense over 13 years ago
Who was behind the effort to remove the word? This is a strange one from Jones.