Literature plays a huge part in teaching people about what has happened in the past and how some things have stayed the same throughout the years. Writer's like Mark Twain used their works to show how people were treated and the language that was used in those time periods. Twain uses the exact language that was used in his time and shows how people from other races were treated so terribly and called such distasteful names. Reading works from the 1800's and 1900's can help people see how far we have come with the issue of racism. Yes, racism is still a prominent issue today and we as a society still have a long way to go, but it's nowhere near as bad as it was then. Literature helps educate people on what has happened in the past and what we can do now and in the future to improve our ways. People say that it's society that needs to change, but what they forget is that we are society. We are the ones who need to change. We are the future.
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