Huckleberry Finn: An Old Book In A Modern Era

An Old Book In a Modern Era Books have been a part of children 's learning experience since the beginning of time. These materials have been added into the education system so that students, may have a greater understanding of the past, present, or even future. One book however, has come into great scrutiny. Many disagree with the fact that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is still taught in schools. I however, think that this book should continuously be taught in the schools because, it not only gives students a chance to see what the nation was like back when the book was written, but it can also teach children that it is okay to go against their better judgement and help them see that everyone is human despite our differences. Any reader can see that this book has outdated grammar, setting, and a societal ranking of people through dialogue and Huckleberry Finn’s point of view. Although these elements may make the book a bit hard to read and …show more content…
Huckleberry Finn begins to recognize this throughout the book. For example, Huckleberry Finn begins to gets very sad about the slaves being separated that he, “ couldn’t a stood it all, but would a had to bust out and tell on our gang if I hadn’t knowed the sale warn’t no account and the niggers would be back home in a week or two,” (Twain 186). Huckleberry Finn almost did this because he not only felt bad for the slaves, but knew that families shouldn’t be separated. Another example is when he finds out that Jim has been caught and will soon be sold back into slavery. He remembers when Jim told him that, “I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he’s got now,”(Twain 217). These two scenarios, can teach students that everyone deserves kindness. Just because someone, or in this case a whole race, is looked down upon does not mean that they don’t have feelings and that they don’t deserve to be treated