Should Huckleberry Finn Be Taught In Schools

What is the big to do about this book? Why does everyone say it should be banned? It is full of very important lessons. This book teaches us about the South from a historic point of view, encourages individual thought, and shows people can change.
First, it’s historical because it shows what life was like back then, In one part, the book says ‘soon as the river begins to rise, here comes pieces of log rafts; so all you have to do is catch them and sell them to the wood yards.’ Another part talks about how slavery was acceptable. Life was very simple and different from what it is now. Reading this book, written by someone who was actually there, helps us to understand that.
Second, it encourages individual thought. Huck has a father who was a horrible influence and decided to escape by faking his own murder. ‘They’ll hunt the river for my dead carcass, get tired of that, and won’t bother me no more’ he thinks at one point. Jim, a slave turned friend, runs away from his owner when he hears that she is planning to sell him.
Finally, it teaches us that people can grow and change. Raised, practically in the woods, Huck learns to like school. ‘At first I hated school, but by and by I got so I could stand it’. He also befriends a slave, though it goes against everything he was raised to believe.
Obviously, Huck Finn isn’t as bad as everyone seems to think it is. All of these vitally important lessons are taught in it. We are taught to learn from mistakes, being an individual, and about the past. Would you really want to stop your kids from learning these? Check this book from your local library and give it a read.