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Racism in Huck Finn



Ever since it was written, Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn has been a novel



that many people have found disturbing. Although some argue that the novel is



extremely racist, careful reading will prove just the opposite. In recent years



especially, there has been an increasing debate over what some will call the



racist ideas in the novel. In some cases the novel has even been banned by



public school systems and censored by public libraries. The basis for the debate



is how Jim, a black slave and one of the main characters, is depicted. However,



if one was to look at the underlying themes in the novel, they would realize that



it is not racist and could even be considered an anti - slavery novel.



The most popular problem people have with this book is the use of the word



"nigger". It must be remebered that during this time period it was not considered



much of an insullt. You can also notice in the book it was not......

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