The Dynamic Duo
Lindsey Fork
Huck Finn Paper
Hr 4
English 10
The Dynamic Duo
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains to be one of the most controversial books that are taught in schools today. Many argue that it is racist and perpetuates inaccurate stereotypes. Although Mark Twain uses racism throughout the book, the novel should still be taught in schools. Even though there is a lot of controversy, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn deserves to be taught in schools because it uncovers problems of intolerance and teaches readers valuable lessons about human nature and society. Mark Twain shows the reader how the institution of slavery is morally wrong by using racism, human inequality, and the encroaching on personal freedom. In the beginning, Huck treats Jim like nothing but property in the novel. Later throughout the story he treats Jim with care. Huck helps show his love for Jim when he lies to Jim about being lost in the fog and telling Jim that he had ‘“dreamt it, because there didn’t any of that happen” (Twain 86). Because Huck cares for Jim, he eventually tells the truth and sets it right between them. Another example is when Huck is trying to explain the Solemn and The Baby story to Jim, but he “see it weren’t no use wasting words, you can’t learn a nigger to argue. So I quit” (Twain 104). Even though Huck likes Jim as a friend, Twain still makes him use his stereotypical southern morals to express his frustration for Jim. Twain shows that Huck wants to help Jim, but he is struggling because he is not sure if he should listen to his conscience or the law. Eventually Huck decides to help Jim. Twain uses Jim to show the theft of the most basic human right, freedom. Jim is the perfect example of how slavery can steal or take away the human ownership of a life. It also strips them of human rights. Miss.Watson and all of southern society is satirized as the racist, strict, and crude ideal that “sees her nigger go right off and under her eyes and
Huck Finn Paper
Hr 4
English 10
The Dynamic Duo
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains to be one of the most controversial books that are taught in schools today. Many argue that it is racist and perpetuates inaccurate stereotypes. Although Mark Twain uses racism throughout the book, the novel should still be taught in schools. Even though there is a lot of controversy, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn deserves to be taught in schools because it uncovers problems of intolerance and teaches readers valuable lessons about human nature and society. Mark Twain shows the reader how the institution of slavery is morally wrong by using racism, human inequality, and the encroaching on personal freedom. In the beginning, Huck treats Jim like nothing but property in the novel. Later throughout the story he treats Jim with care. Huck helps show his love for Jim when he lies to Jim about being lost in the fog and telling Jim that he had ‘“dreamt it, because there didn’t any of that happen” (Twain 86). Because Huck cares for Jim, he eventually tells the truth and sets it right between them. Another example is when Huck is trying to explain the Solemn and The Baby story to Jim, but he “see it weren’t no use wasting words, you can’t learn a nigger to argue. So I quit” (Twain 104). Even though Huck likes Jim as a friend, Twain still makes him use his stereotypical southern morals to express his frustration for Jim. Twain shows that Huck wants to help Jim, but he is struggling because he is not sure if he should listen to his conscience or the law. Eventually Huck decides to help Jim. Twain uses Jim to show the theft of the most basic human right, freedom. Jim is the perfect example of how slavery can steal or take away the human ownership of a life. It also strips them of human rights. Miss.Watson and all of southern society is satirized as the racist, strict, and crude ideal that “sees her nigger go right off and under her eyes and