Why The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Should Be Included in a High School Curriculum

Throughout the past century in high schools across the nation, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by the renown author Samuel Clemens (known primarily as Mark Twain), has been read by teenagers such as myself. This novel is a part of American literature and should always be included in a high school curriculum. The book has some coarse language, but only in order to make the story more real. There are some controversial issues, and some people say that Huck Finn should be banned from schools everywhere. Unfortunately, most people do not know good literature when they first see it.…