Overheard my nephew calling Huckleberry Finn 'just an old book' and it stung

I was flipping through a copy of Huckleberry Finn I found at a truck stop, and my 16 year old nephew glanced over and said 'why would anyone read that old stuff?' Told him it got banned in a bunch of schools back in the day for its language and themes, and he just shrugged. Has anyone else found the younger generation doesn't get why these books mattered back then?

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hannaho5214d ago

Oh man, that REALLY stings. Kids just don't know what they're missing.

terry_bailey3514d ago

Did you ever see those giant floppy discs they used in schools?