Slavery In Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn
The story “Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain discusses a theme of slavery. Noting from the content in the story, Mark Twain was most likely anti-slavery. A character in the story was a slave. The life that the character lived was a struggle, as well as de-humanizing. Throughout the story Huck, the main character, associated with the slave in positive and negative ways. The theme presents itself through numerous parts of the story. Many of them being with Huck. The character, Jim, is a slave to Mrs. Watson. Jim was separated from his family when he was bought at a slave auction. Throughout the story Jim is treated as property rather than a human being. He escapes the torture of being a slave, but is hunted down, because a slave’s duty is to
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Throughout the story Jim is dehumanized for being black and a slave. Even though Huck knew that Jim was a human with his own morals he felt that it was wrong to be helping him. The lies that his Pap and others have told him may have caused him to think that helping a “slave” was wrong. His friend Tom becomes an issue to Jim based on the way he acts towards him. Tom has an “adventure” and uses Jim as a prop, rather than a human being who needs aid. This dehumanizing can show how others can be racist, prejudice, or disregarding to the feelings and needs of a slave. From the treatment from being a slave Jim had a difficult time respecting his own judgment. This is from the repetition of respected his master and other whites and overall becoming trained to listen and obey to them.
The story “Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain discusses a theme of slavery. Noting from the content in the story, Mark Twain was most likely anti-slavery. A character in the story was a slave. The life that the character lived was a struggle, as well as de-humanizing. Huck learned a lot about Jim and his life he was forced to live. He respected Jim for his bravery and willingness to return to his family. Jim was treated as property, but was able to keep true to himself as Huck helped him become a free
Throughout the story Jim is dehumanized for being black and a slave. Even though Huck knew that Jim was a human with his own morals he felt that it was wrong to be helping him. The lies that his Pap and others have told him may have caused him to think that helping a “slave” was wrong. His friend Tom becomes an issue to Jim based on the way he acts towards him. Tom has an “adventure” and uses Jim as a prop, rather than a human being who needs aid. This dehumanizing can show how others can be racist, prejudice, or disregarding to the feelings and needs of a slave. From the treatment from being a slave Jim had a difficult time respecting his own judgment. This is from the repetition of respected his master and other whites and overall becoming trained to listen and obey to them.
The story “Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain discusses a theme of slavery. Noting from the content in the story, Mark Twain was most likely anti-slavery. A character in the story was a slave. The life that the character lived was a struggle, as well as de-humanizing. Huck learned a lot about Jim and his life he was forced to live. He respected Jim for his bravery and willingness to return to his family. Jim was treated as property, but was able to keep true to himself as Huck helped him become a free