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Huck Finn And Racism

analytical Essay
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In the book, Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the main character Huck, is able to look past conformist and the effects of his environment. Huck was born into a society that was supposed to hate black people. Huck was able to see good in a
‘nigger’ , and further a healthy relationship with his slave, Jim. Huck is a very strong and smart person, although he isn’t learned, and can act ignorant from time to time. Mark Twain, many times makes Huck look like a non-admirable person, when Twain does this it degrades him and Huck. Twain did this because he was afraid of the social critics in his day. Huck was a good person despite what the ending of the book may have appeared him to be.
Huck is a walking contradiction to the belief of environmentalism. The definition for an environmentalist taken from Oxford states: “A person who considers that environment has the primary influence on the development if a person or group,';. Huck was taught that blacks were lower then whites, and should not be treated as equals, so according to this belief he should have hated blacks, but he didn’t. Huck was too smart and open minded for the belief of white supremacy.
Huck has had positive interactions with blacks, and has taken a liking to the slave Jim, who he helped to free, to go with him on his wild adventure. Huck never had very much schooling. This is one of the reasons he is so smar...

In this essay, the author

  • Explains that huck was born into a society that was supposed to hate black people, and he was able to see good in his nigger and healthy relationship with his slave, jim.
  • Explains that huck was taught that blacks were lower than whites, and should not be treated as equals. he was too smart and open minded for the belief of white supremacy.
  • Analyzes how huck was open-minded, but he was also ignorant. he was deprived of a family and schooling, which left him blank of impressions. mark twain put this in his book so society wouldn'
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