Huck Finn : Should It Be Taught?

Known as one of the greatest novels of all time, Huck Finn is still being debated as whether or not it should be taught in high school. Many think it shouldn’t be taught in schools. Some think it should be taught in schools. Some think its should. The ones against it may not understand its complexity & need to be known. Of course it has racist words, but doesn’t textbooks too. Huck Finn is just telling a story, and I believe it should be taught in schools. It shows conflict in the South (whites v. blacks), struggles of runaway slaves, and its historical.

Does, Huck Finn depicted the conflict in the South9 whites v. blacks)? How whites, didn’t respect blacks in that time period. This directly shows the hatred toward one or another. Ms. Watson didn’t respect Jim as a person because she says, “ She couldn’t git eight hund’d dollars for me, on it ‘ uz such a big stack o ‘ money she couldn’t resist. Whites considered blacks as property not a person. They felt as if blacks were inferior to them.

Secondly, Huck Finn should be taught in school because it shows how runaway slaves had to struggle just to escape to freedom. Jim had to duck & hides just not to be seen. For example, “ I got hurt a little, en couldn’t swim fas’ so I wuz a considerable ways behind you towards de las: Just to get to the North many became injured & hurt.

Lastly, Huck Finn is very historical & should be taught. It’s historical because it explains family life during that time, slavery, history, charity etc. It shows how the courts weren’t that good. How they weren’t let someone else have Huck only his dad who was drunk. The judge & the widow went to law to get the court to take me away.

In conclusion Huck Finn should be taught because it shows the lack of respect
(whites. Blacks), struggle of runway slaves, and its historical importance. These factors are all important to the knowledge of history that helps students understand.