Creative Title Mark Twain is known for his controversial writing--most well-known is his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The novel focuses on Huckleberry Finn, a young, uneducated boy about thirteen years of age. Huck has misadventures with some unlikely allies such as: Jim, the previous slave of Huck’s guardian Miss Watson; the Duke and the Dauphin, sneaky thieves who attempt to rob the Wilks sisters; and the most important, Tom Sawyer, Huck’s role model. Huck looks up to Tom the entire novel and is continuously thinking of what Tom would do in the situation. Huck Finn’s character, the use of the Mississippi River, and the language in the novel are aspects that make the use of the novel necessary in the high school curriculum.
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Some critics think that Twain goes into too much detail about the river and surrounding areas. However, the detailed explanations of the river are fundamental in order to provide background information that connects to the underlying meaning of the river. The Mississippi River plays a very important role in the plot of Huck’s life. The river represents freedom and the boundary between the slave states and free states. Then, Huck expresses his opinion on leaving the river when he says, “So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us. (Twain 29)” Huck presents this remark in the interest of showing his gratitude towards the river and the independence it provides him. The river also represents purity and innocence. When Jim and Huck go to shore they are attacked with negative issues. At one point, Huck states, "I wished I hadn’t ever come ashore that night, to see such things" (Twain 94) Therefore, Huck is referring to all of the awful conditions that happened as soon as they go ashore, since everything on the river is peaceful and without troubles. In fact, the language used in the story only continues the emphasis on how this historical novel should not be banned from …show more content…
The growth of Huck’s character is a satisfying model for young people to use. The removal of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the curriculum would be unnecessary due to the intellect it teaches young students. The removal would only cause more problems since not every single person would agree with the decision. As we educate children, we always keep in mind the effects of the lessons we have in the curriculum. As such, we should always review the whether certain aspects are necessary. Educators should always demand the most for their students; and this novel should be demanded to stay in schools because of the knowledge it provides
Some critics think that Twain goes into too much detail about the river and surrounding areas. However, the detailed explanations of the river are fundamental in order to provide background information that connects to the underlying meaning of the river. The Mississippi River plays a very important role in the plot of Huck’s life. The river represents freedom and the boundary between the slave states and free states. Then, Huck expresses his opinion on leaving the river when he says, “So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us. (Twain 29)” Huck presents this remark in the interest of showing his gratitude towards the river and the independence it provides him. The river also represents purity and innocence. When Jim and Huck go to shore they are attacked with negative issues. At one point, Huck states, "I wished I hadn’t ever come ashore that night, to see such things" (Twain 94) Therefore, Huck is referring to all of the awful conditions that happened as soon as they go ashore, since everything on the river is peaceful and without troubles. In fact, the language used in the story only continues the emphasis on how this historical novel should not be banned from …show more content…
The growth of Huck’s character is a satisfying model for young people to use. The removal of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the curriculum would be unnecessary due to the intellect it teaches young students. The removal would only cause more problems since not every single person would agree with the decision. As we educate children, we always keep in mind the effects of the lessons we have in the curriculum. As such, we should always review the whether certain aspects are necessary. Educators should always demand the most for their students; and this novel should be demanded to stay in schools because of the knowledge it provides