Prejudice and Racism in Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Prejudice and Racism in chase after matchs The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn despite all the criticism, of racism and other questionable material for issue readers, Mark duos The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is a superbly written new(a), which in the opinion of this reviewer should non be remove the literary cannon. bracings novel is a coming of age story that teaches young pile many valuable lessons and to some extend makes students reexamine their feature lives and clean-livings. The close common argument for its removal from the literary canon is that the novel is too racist it offends black readers, perpetuates cheap slave-era stereotypes, and deserves no place on todays bookshelves. However one must ask if pas de deux is encouraging traditional southern racism or is Twain disputing these idea. On a superficial level The Adventures Huckleberry Finn might appear to be racist, and for the most obvious reason many characters use the word nigger throughout the novel. But since the action of the book takes place in the south 20 years before the Civil War, it would be amazing if they didnt use that word. A closer reading also reveals Twains skillful satiric intent. In one scene, for instance, Aunt Sally hears of a steamboat explosion. honourable gracious anybody hurt? she asks. Nom, comes the answer. Killed a nigger (Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn 1409). But anyone who imagines that Mark Twain meant this literally is missing the pane. Rather, Twain is using this casual dialogue ironically, as a way to underscore the chilling truth about the doddery south, that it was a society where perfectly nice people didnt treat the death of a black person worth their notice. To drive the point home, Twain has the lady continue We... ...e end of the novel, Huck and the reader pose come to understand that Jim is not someones property or an inferior man, hardly an equal. To say that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a racist novel is absurd, but ther e are always some hot-heads claiming that the novel is racist. These claims are not simply attempts to damage the image of a great novel, they come from people who are hurt by racism and dont want seeing it in any context. However, they must realize that this novel and its compose are not racist, and the purpose of the story is to prove black equality. It is vital for the reader to recognize these ideas as societys and to recognize that Twain throughout the novel does encourage racist ideas, he disputes them. For this reason, and its profound moral implication, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should not be removed from the literary canon. 1056