The novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn sparks many questions as well as controversies on the subject of racism. Many people believe that the book is racist because of its copious use of “the ‘N’ word”, and the racist attitudes of the characters. However, if examined closely, several factors become apparent that disprove this idea. One is that the character’s racist comments are intended to make readers disagree with them. Another is that the main character, Huck, is not racist, and becomes even less so on his journey, which the reader takes with him. Finally, the author of the book himself was very outspoken against racist ideas. Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an anti-racist novel because the book satirized racist ideas, the main character rejected society’s ideals, and the author opposed bigoted beliefs.
In this novel, Mark Twain satirizes racist ideas by making one of the most hated characters, and the character who has the least right to complain about other people, Huck’s dad, Pap, make the most ridiculous racist comments. Pap complains about a free black man he met in Ohio who is wealthier and better educated than him, and is also able to vote. The fact that this black man can vote is what …show more content…
In the novel, racism is satirized in such a way that it makes the reader think twice about how they judge and treat people different from themselves. The reader also learns through the eyes of Huck Finn, a young boy, as he starts to resent the racist acts and attitudes that were so common in his society. The author himself was publically against any form of racism or prejudice, and it is very clear that he would never write something that would incite racism; he only sought to prevent it. All in all, the novel itself is unarguably
In this novel, Mark Twain satirizes racist ideas by making one of the most hated characters, and the character who has the least right to complain about other people, Huck’s dad, Pap, make the most ridiculous racist comments. Pap complains about a free black man he met in Ohio who is wealthier and better educated than him, and is also able to vote. The fact that this black man can vote is what …show more content…
In the novel, racism is satirized in such a way that it makes the reader think twice about how they judge and treat people different from themselves. The reader also learns through the eyes of Huck Finn, a young boy, as he starts to resent the racist acts and attitudes that were so common in his society. The author himself was publically against any form of racism or prejudice, and it is very clear that he would never write something that would incite racism; he only sought to prevent it. All in all, the novel itself is unarguably