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Is Huckleberry Finn A Racist Book?
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“Conservatives once criticized Huck for condemning racism; liberals now criticize it for being racist. They object to the language, racial slurs and the depiction of Jim. But once readers get beyond shocking language, a rewarding experience awaits. Huck taught right, in context of the time and ba ....
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....will be dammed to the flames of hell rather than betray his black friend. And Jim, as Twain presents him, is hardly a caricature, rather, he is the moral center of the book, a man of courage and nobility, who risks his freedom – risks his life – for the sake of his friend Huck.”
“Huckleberry Finn knew, as did Mark Twain [Ellison wrote], that Jim was not only a slave but a human being [and] a symbol of humanity…and in freeing Jim, Huck makes a bid to free himself of the conventionalized evil tak.... |
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