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Social Exclusion In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

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Social exclusion is something we see every single day in our society; we complain about it, say we want to make a difference, but then do the complete opposite of that. We leave people out because of senseless reasons, such as the clothes they are wearing, the house they live in, the religion they follow, and even the family they come from. The consequences this type of discrimination can bring are devastating; they drive human beings like you and me to take drastic measures. We as a community constantly learn about this topic in books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in hopes of sparking a change in the current society. This book does not revolve around social exclusion but nevertheless includes it in the storyline. To keep teaching students …show more content…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an engaging, simple book that tells the tale of young and intrepid Tom Sawyer. We see the book from his point of view, creating the perfect balance between goofy and morose. However, everything has a negative side. The book promotes social exclusion because of race and family reputation. They made only dark skin-colored kids “bring water from the town pump,” treated “the son of the town drunkard” like a “juvenile pariah,” and hit a biracial man while he was in jail (Twain, pg. 19, 50,185). Those are all examples of being treated unfairly for invalid reasons. When the biracial man, Injun Joe, was hit, he compared himself to a colored person using the word “nigger” in a way that implied Injun was superior to them (Twain, pg. 185). This shows that even the people who are discriminated and considered outcasts within the town, like …show more content…

All mothers hate him for his bad reputation and all kids admire him for his freedom. Parents prohibit their children to befriend Huck, but of course, that makes the kids want to get to know him more. What people can realize from these exclusion cases is that young generations are open to change and that their society is slowly including more people, despite all the

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