Should Huck Finn Be Taught In Schools

American literature can be a very useful in teaching our young generations about the history of our country. Writers that give first hand accounts of important events can give the reader a real tense of the mood, and almost put the reader in the situation themselves. This notion is what Mark Twain exemplified in his novel The Adventures of Huck Finn. Twain’s portrayal of slavery is seen as too crude or harsh for schools. What some education systems don’t understand is the realism Huck Finn offers is exactly what kids need to accurately learn about their history. That’s why it’s crucial to American literature that Huck Finn continue to be taught in school because it shows the harshness of racism in our history through the language it uses,