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Huck FInn and racism

Date Submitted: 06/13/2004 21:10:34
Category: / Literature / Novels
Length: 3 pages (884 words)
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In the book, Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the main character Huck, is able to look past conformist and the effects of his environment. Huck was born into a society that was supposed to hate black people. Huck was able to see good in a ‘nigger’ , and further a healthy relationship with his slave, Jim. Huck is a very strong and smart person, although he isn’t learned, and can act ignorant from time to …

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…ploy, Huck turns out to be someone with good intent. He was trying to free a slave, and that was a very gutsy move in which he risked his own life to save another’s. Huck was lucky notto be around people who would imprint negative ideas on his mind. He had no racist baggage with him when he had a positive interaction with a black. Huck was a good person and very open minded.

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