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Lynching. Greed. Slaves, seen and sold as animals. Tarring and feathering. Family wars. These are some of the many reasons behind Mark Twains great distaste for southern society in the early 1800's, something that can be seen in his book Huckleberry Finn, an adventure inspired by his childhood on the Mississippi. Twains attitude towards southern society is undeniably pessimistic, apparent in his satirical attacks on its' stereotypes, superstitions, and ways of living.
Perhaps the most obvious all these is Twains criticism of southern stereotypes, specifically towards slaves, showing how unfounded they are. This is obvious when comparing Hucks' Pap to Jim. Jim, a good-natured and smart slave, is viewed as and treated like animal by society . Pap, on the other hand, an ignorant and mean tempered drunk, is viewed as better than Jim, only because he is white, apparent when he says, "…I was just about to go and vote, myself, if I warn't to drunk to get there; but when......

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