Mark Twain still relevant 100 years postmortem
By Eileen FitzgeraldThe News-Times Of Danbury / November 7, 2010
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DANBURY, Conn.—Mark Twain is front and center of the American literature program at New Milford High School where all juniors read, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
At Bethel High, the advanced students read "Huckleberry Finn," Twain's most famous work, while at Danbury High, teachers can choose to assign the novel.
On the 100th anniversary of Twain's death and the release of his autobiography, students around the country continue to read his essays, short stories and novels.
In Connecticut, educators are grateful they can consider Twain a local author. Twain, who lived the final two years of his life in Redding, also resided in Hartford. His home there is now a museum.
"We call it taking a journey with Mark Twain," said Kathleen DelMonico,
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