Huck Finn Racism

Huckleberry Finn, a product of his generation All Southerners are racists, or so Mark Twain’s storytelling would have his readers believe. The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by American writer Mark Twain was a source of controversy back when it was published and still remains a source of controversy to this day, having been banned in public schools and libraries across America. The character Huck Finn is a racist; the reason Huck is a racist is his belief that African-Americans are somehow inferior to white people, use of offensive racial slang, and him stating he has a guilty conscience for helping Jim. Huck believes that black people are somehow inferior to white people this is shown through his thoughts and opinions.
What did that poor old woman do to you that you could treat her so mean? Why, she tried to learn you your manners, she tried to be good to you every way she knowed how. That’s what she done”(p. 87).

This shows how Huck feels bad for what he thinks is stealing Jim from Miss Watson which shows how Huck feels morally bad about slaves being free. “. . .my wickedness was being watched all the time from up there in heaven whilst I was stealing a poor old woman’s nigger that hadn’t ever done me no harm. . .”(p. 212). Huck feels so strongly about him aiding Jim that he believes that by helping he will down-right face eternal damnation for his actions; Huck’s strong moral standpoints show a favor of the statement that Huck is racist because he believes that abolition is wrong.
In conclusion the fictional character Huck Finn in Mark Twain’s novel is a racist. Huck Finn was shown to be a racist because of his belief that African-Americans are somehow inferior to white people, his use of offensive racial slang, and him stating he has a guilty conscience for helping Jim. Huck is shown as a morally bound character and as somebody that cares about Jim more than the average person would, but this doesn’t mean he is immune to