In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he writes on a few "not acceptable" topics such as: racism, slavery, and abuse. No one likes to discuss these topics very much in this day and age. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written in 1885, and slavery was abolished in 1865. It was still a common thing to talk about then. However, over the years people have tried to make it seems as though it never existed. Schools do not talk about how badly the slaves were treated simply because of the color of their skin. The school system does not want to make the kids who are of color feel bad about themselves, or in some way encourage racism by talking about it. It is a part of American history, but an embarrassing part because of how badly the slaves were treated by the white people. The subject of racism is an underlying theme throughout all of The Adventures …show more content…
If a slave were to do something that the master did not like or that simply did not please him, the slave could be beaten for it. In the book, there is obviously some fear of white people. Twain writes "Some er de niggers foun' her ketched on a snag, along heah in de ben'...I ups en settle de troubles by tell in' 'um she don't b'long to none uv um, but to you en me; en I ast'm if dey gwyne to grab a young white genlman's propaty, en git a hid' for it?" (Twain 85). If a slave was killed, it was not a big deal because they were the "property" of the master. Black people in this day and age were viewed as dumb, but they were never even given the chance to learn because of the fact that they were black. They were always told how stupid they were and that they were worthless. If a person is always told negative things about themselves, they will eventually be live them and only think those things as well. Twain writes, "I see it warn't no use in wasting words - you can't learn a nigger to argue. So I quit" (Twain