Should Huckleberry Finn Be Taught In Schools

The Reality Revealed Growth is often a messy enterprise because it involves lots of trial and error. This may never be more true than during adolescence when trial and error combines with a young person’s desire to be independent. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells the story of a young boy who runs away from his father and floats down the Mississippi river on a raft. Along the journey he befriends a black slave who is running away from his owner and they experience adventures together, with new found freedom. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain should be taught in schools because it is a realist classic, depicting daily life in a historically accurate way and demonstrating personal growth through the main character. Mark Twain is one of the most outstanding authors in all of American literature and his works should not be hidden from young readers who should be exposed to his genre. This controversial book is exceptional literature using dialect and slang in his writing to enhance its historical authenticity. Throughout the book, Twain writes from twelve year old, Huck’s point

Near the beginning of the story, Huck sets stereotypes of black slaves as ignorant and lazy (Enotes). By the end of the story, Huck realizes that Jim is like any other person and should not be treated differently. In the middle of the story, Huck begins to come to this conclusion, “I do believe Jim cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their’n. It don’t seem natural, but I reckon it’s so” (Twain Chp. 23). He starts to understand that Jim loves his family and he has desires and wants just like Huck, himself does. At the end of the story the two characters develop a father, son relationship. Jim calls Huck his best, and only friend and Huck truly begins to see Jim as an equal. Twain also shows maturity through Huck and his