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How Is Racism Shown In Huck Finn

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Racism is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race. In the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain racism and slavery are the main themes covered. Racism usually occurs because people believe that their culture is superior to someone else’s and therefore they act like they are better. This can also occur because of what social class people are in or how much money they have. Twain uses Huck Finn as one of the main characters and in the way he is treated by others around him we see racism. Throughout the novel Huck is constantly criticized and judged by the people around him. They believe that because he does not always go to school, he smokes and does
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