Huck Finn-racism

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In the politically correct 1990's however, the point of argument has now shifted to one of the major themes of the book: Racism. John Wallace once said of the book, "It's the most grotesque version of racist trash" ever written. Were Twain's archetypal characters and use of vernacular language an assertion of his own racist views, or a critique of the injustice of White society? Many readers misinterpret racist remarks by characters in the novel as reflections of Twain's own beliefs supporting slavery...
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These claims, though, can be easily repudiated by some of Twain's comparisons between whites and blacks made outside of Huck Finn; for instance when he said, "One of my theories is that the hearts of men are all alike, all over the world, whatever their skin complexion may be". This brings into question the reason for Twain's frequent use of the word "nigger", not to mention the exceedingly racist views harbored by most characters...
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