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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain is inappropriate reading material for high school students. A story like this may further corrupt a teen's mind. This book deals with adult themes and concepts that are not suitable for immature readers. This book is not to be taken lightly and should not be taught at the high school level.
To begin with, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is not appropriate because it can corrupt a young person's mind. At the age of twelve, Huck Finn is roaming the woods alone and later floating down the river with a group of criminals (Gibson 86). This novel explains in depth various scams, in which Huck, the Duke and the King steal money from good, honest people. Huck and his crew are homeless and they are surviving by stealing and cheating. This is not a good example to set for young adults.
In addition to giving the wrong ideas about life, the language is unsuitable for teen reading. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, takes place in the pre-civil war south. At this time slavery is common and even condoned by society. Blacks were thought of as property (Hirst 26). They were treated very unfairly and inhumanly. When Huck makes up the story on why he,'Tom', was late getting to Aunt Sally's house he explains that a cylinder had blown up. When Aunt Sally asked if anyone was hurt,'Tom' said no; just a few blacks were killed. Aunt Sally was relieved and said, good, sometimes people get hurt. This is an example of how blacks were treated. They were treated like animals and/or property. The'niggers' were left to live in shacks near the Phelp's house. Telling kids about'niggers' being killed and treating'niggers' as servants is a contradiction to our current beliefs that slavery and racism are bad. Another thing is the excessive use of the word'nigger'.'Nigger' is an extremely inappropriate wo…