Racism In Huckleberry Finn Research Paper

In the book The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn there are many racist character, but it is not a racist book. While there are many things that are said and done in the book that could be considered racist they were all things that happened during those times. What this book shows is how people like Huck were able to gain an understanding about how even though him and Jim had different colored skin they were the same and should be treated fairly. There are many times in the book where Huck must choose the morally or socially right thing to do with Jim.
In the beginning of the book Huck is living with a lady who is watching him because his father is unfit to look after him. Huck knows Jim because the lady also owns Jim. When Huck is forced to live with his
They are fighting for a while and then they stop Huck feels bad and he is going to talk to Jim and say he was sorry, Huck says “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go humble myself to a N-word; but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterward, neither.” (Twain 97). This shows how Huck is able to go and tell Jim that he is sorry and that he was wrong. This is a big deal because back then Huck would have automatically be right because he was white and Jim is black, but Huck shows the courage and understanding to go and tell Jim that he was wrong. Huck starts to demonstrate the understanding that Jim is a person and he is not just a slave which is an important lesson for people in any time period to learn.
In conclusion the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not a racist book, it is a book set in a time period where most of the characters do not demonstrate the understanding that Jim and all other colored people are the same and should be treated the same. In the book Huck Finn shows a lot of growth as a person and he starts to show that he thinks of Jim as a person and