early american history: the gateway to the future

Some may say that a book loses its power and the theme becomes meaningless over time. For example. the Holy Bible. Many Christians think its meanings and instructions are outdated, and thus not applicable to them. I do believe, however, that books are just as useful and inspirational as they were two hundred years ago or two thousand years ago! This phenomenon can be easily applied to America history. Much of the early literature today still has the power to teach people and should be taught in schools indefinitely. For example, The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin is a story that is well over a century old but is very important that people read it to understand America's history of slavery, discrimination, inequality, and hatred towards blacks. Imagine if that story was removed from the curriculum of public schools or if it was somehow rejected by society. Americans would suffer and lack in basic history and background in addition to the important themes of the story. Even though these books were boring when I read them, looking back only a few years ago to a few months ago, I realize that these stories have shaped me and I think that people everywhere should read books like Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Jungle.