“What is the role or function of controversial art? And, should children, our children, be required—forced—to study certain works they may find painful or humiliating or offensive?” Robert Zalisk’s question, found in his article, “Uproar in the Classroom,” launches a fishbowl discussion of the controversy surrounding The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The discussion is part of a teacher candidate’s unit built around Mark Twain’s novel.