Huck Finn
Essay by 24 • September 22, 2010 • 384 Words (2 Pages) • 2,026 Views
I personally find the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be a
anti-racist book. That is my opinion for these reasons, it was one of the
first books of it's day to show a black man as a true person. Secondly it
showed the truth of how cruel southern society was. And last, the
realism the book tried to show throughout the story.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was one of the first books of
it's day show a black man as a true person. There are many examples
of this throughout the book, such as when Jim discusses his family and
how he wants to go be with them. Jim also shows feeling, for
example when Huck and Jim get split up on the rafts Jim worries about
Huck, and is concerned for him. Jim also show honesty and
dedication, an example is towards the end of the book when Jim
sacrafices his freedom to help Tom and the doctor after Tom has been
shot. So you see the book shows that black people are human beings
that have emotions and feelings.
The book also shows the true cruelty of southern society. There
are many examples of this in the book. Like the Sunday school
discussing how setting blacks free was a deadly sin. And the constant
negro sales throughout the book. And how black people had no
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