Racism and Slavery The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, takes place in the 1800’s, a time when blacks were considered the inferior race. The main character, Huckleberry Finn escapes his hometown in hopes of finding freedom. Along his journey he meets an escaped slave who is also searching for freedom. Throughout the journey, Huckleberry begins to understand that race should not be judged simply because the rest of society is judging it. The issues of racism and slavery appear several times in this novel making it the primary theme. For example, “But when they told me there was a state in this country where’d they’d let that nigger vote, I drawed. I says I’ll never vote again.” (Pg 35) This quote is an example
