Nigger

that it should be. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is frequently recognized for the use of the word “nigger” to describe one of the main characters, Jim. Unfortunately, various critics only focus on the use of the word “nigger”, instead of the symbolic nature of the book that illustrates what it used to be like in the hectic times after Slavery, in the South. Mark Twain uses the word “nigger”, not to have a negative meaning, but to help the reader further…

In today’s society one of the ongoing problems is, too many men and women are prejudice. Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, browbeats the future and leaves the present baffling. No one is born prejudiced, it is taught. Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men and women apart. In the popular novel based on a true story “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, prejudice is also one of the ongoing problems. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main…

“I remember the first time I heard the word nigger. In my third-grade class, our math tests were being passed down the rows, and as I handed the papers to a little boy in back of me, I remarked that once again he had received a much lower mark than I did. He snatched up his test from me and spit out that word. Had he called me a nymphomaniac or a necrophiliac I couldn’t have been more puzzled. I didn’t know what a nigger was, but I knew that whatever it meant, it was something he…

typical. Typical of a nigger to cut and run. Typical of a nigger’s mentality to have no plan… that Robinson boy was legally married, went to church, but when it comes down to the line the veneer's mighty thin. Nigger always comes out in ‘em”(25). Prejudice is highlighted when people of Maycomb believe colored people have no values and aren’t human. This then leads to the division of people. When Scout asks about prejudice, Atticus tells about how their society is evil. “Nigger-lover is just one…

Finn”. The sequel to Tom Sawyer by famous American Author Mark Twain, tells the story of the white town drunk’s son Huckleberry Finn and his journey with slave Jim. However, considering the time this novel was written (1884), the use of the word “Nigger” is repeatedly used (a startling 219…

“I'm simply defending a negro” (100 Lee) Atticus Finch is simply accomplishing more than defending a negro he is showing the whole town and putting a perspective into place that race and ethnicity does not matter. “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for” (135 Lee) Theese word come from the amusing and bipolar character, the Finch’s neighbor, Mrs. Dubose. Atticus turns his cheek, latter in the novel he comforts her as she endures the concluding breaths of her life. “I…

said Atticus. I crawled into his lap and tucked my head under his chin. He put his arms around me and rocked me gently.¨ This shows that Scout is scared and Atticus is there to help and protect her. This also shows that he is caring. ¨Do you defend niggers, Atticus?¨ I asked…

Scout if they wanted to go to the black church since Atticus was going to be out. When Calpurnia, Jem, and Scout arrived at The First Purchase, Lula, Calpurnia's acquaintance, greeted them and said, “I don't know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church”(P.158). Lula was known for being a troublemaker and did not want Jem and Scout to be allowed at The First Purchase, even though their father Atticus Finch was defending Tom Robinson, a black man in court. Lula was being ignorant, not…

Atticus was on a case to defend an innocent black man. Mrs. Dubose judged the kids because their father was defending the man. At one point she yelled, “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courtroom lawing for niggers!” Also roaring, “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” This connects to the racism point, showing that people really are looked down upon for associating with the blacks. Even little kids such as Jem and Scout, not understanding, were…

An example of racial prejudice is when one of Scout's classmates comes up to her and says, “Your dad's a nigger lover.” Scout gets upset by this and goes home after school and asks Atticus about “nigger lover”. “Scout” said Atticus,”nigger lover is just one of those terms that don’t mean anything” (Lee 107). Another example of racial prejudice is when Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her black church. Then they come in…