Huckleberry Finn - Racist Novel?

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April 7, 2014

 

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Mark Twain never presents Jim in a negative light. He does not show Jim as a drunkard, as a mean person, or as a cheat. This is in contrast to the way Huck's (white) father is depicted, whom Twain describes using all of the above characterizations and more. The reader views Jim as a good friend - a man devoted to his family and loyal to his companions...
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Some critics say that Twain is implying that all blacks have these qualities. When Jim turns to his magic hairball for answers about the future, we see that he does believe in some foolish things. But all the same, he is visited by both blacks and whites to use the hairball's powers. This type of naivete was abundant at the time and found amongst all races - the result of a lack of proper education...
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