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How Does Twain Present Racism In Huck Finn

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn portrays racisms throughout the entire novel. Mark Twain wrote it this method in order to depict a reflection of society from that time period. The use of racial slurs that are not accepted in present days, is used in the book to show that at one point that type of language was allowed. The novel clearly established the fact that African Americans were considered “property” rather than equal members of society. The way that Jim spoke in the story, it appeared that he was a grown adult male who may in fact be illiterate just by the manner in which he speaks and acts. Jim is often referred to as a “nigger”, most of the time his actual name is only used by Huck and the widow. At the time this seemed to be the social standard, whites are the owners and blacks was their “property”, because of this, Twain wrote this book as a reflection of society’s behavior at the time. …show more content…

Huck’s relationship with Jim throughout the book is what made him aware of the racial tensions at the time. Twain used his perspective to serve a specific purpose, he wanted people to realize that there is a problem with the social standards. The perspective of a child made it seem that if he is able to think so deeply about a person of color and see them as a person, it would cause the audience to be ashamed of what they’ve been

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