The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain takes place in the time period of 1830s-1840s. The novel is about a young boy named Huck that tries to find his way through life without much support from anyone; he eventually goes on the run and find himself going along the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. Twain shows the culture and the lifestyle of the time period very well; but is often criticized for the examples of racism when doing so; this book should be read in schools without sensory for the knowledge of students. This novel can teach students multiple concepts, for example realism, satire, and other techniques that are regularly taught in schools. Twain shows the realistic view of the time period and the location
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Twain has actually proven himself multiple of times from the assumptions. He has had discussions with lots of people regarding this issue and he has also paid for a couple of black students tuition, he says he does this because, “We have grounded the manhood out of them[blacks], and the shame is ours, not theirs; and we should pay for it,”(Mcdowell). Twain has even stated this in other articles as well. For instance, “The Damn Human Race” he says “Man is the only Slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another”, and after this he goes on to say, “In truth, man is incurably foolish. Simple things which the other animals easily learn, he is incapable of learning. Anomh my experiments was this. In an hour I taught a cat and a dog to be friends. I put them in a cage. In another hour I taught them to be friends with a rabbit. In the course of two days I was able to add a fox, a goose, a squirrel and some doves. Finally a monkey. The lived together in peace; even affectionately.” (Twain). He says this because he is comparing humans to animals and explaining the flaw in the decisions to enslave and not get along with our own species just because of minor differences such as
Twain has actually proven himself multiple of times from the assumptions. He has had discussions with lots of people regarding this issue and he has also paid for a couple of black students tuition, he says he does this because, “We have grounded the manhood out of them[blacks], and the shame is ours, not theirs; and we should pay for it,”(Mcdowell). Twain has even stated this in other articles as well. For instance, “The Damn Human Race” he says “Man is the only Slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another”, and after this he goes on to say, “In truth, man is incurably foolish. Simple things which the other animals easily learn, he is incapable of learning. Anomh my experiments was this. In an hour I taught a cat and a dog to be friends. I put them in a cage. In another hour I taught them to be friends with a rabbit. In the course of two days I was able to add a fox, a goose, a squirrel and some doves. Finally a monkey. The lived together in peace; even affectionately.” (Twain). He says this because he is comparing humans to animals and explaining the flaw in the decisions to enslave and not get along with our own species just because of minor differences such as