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Huckleberry Finn Pride And Prejudice Analysis

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Mark Twain once said, “I have no color prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.” This shows that Twain felt that he had no prejudice which would mean he wasn’t making fun of a person based on race. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was written in 1885 after the civil war, but is based in the south prior to the war. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer which was written in 1876. While it is a sequel, it does not follow the same tone rather it is much more serious and Tom Sawyer is a minor character in the beginning of the novel, who later appears and helps Huck free Jim from …show more content…

She warn’t on’y ‘bout fo’ year ole, en she tuck de sk’yarlet fever, en had a powful rough spell; but she got well, en one day she was a-stannin’ aroun’, en I says to her, I says: “’Shet de do’.’ “She never done it; jis’ stood dah, kiner smilin’ up at me. It make me mad; en I says agin, mighty loud, I says: “’Doan’ you hear me? Shet de do’!’ “She jis stood de same way, kiner smilin’ up. I was a-bilin’! I says: “’I lay I make you mine!’ “En wid dat I fetch’ her a slap side de head dat sont her a-sprawlin’. Den I went into de yuther room, en ‘uz gone ‘bout ten minutes; en when I come back dah was dat do’ a-stannin’ open yit, en dat chile stannin’ mos’ right in it, a-lookin’ down and mournin’, en de tears runnin’ down. My, but I wuz mad! I was a-gwyne for de chile, but jis’ den—it was a do’ dat open innerds—jis’ den, ‘long come de wind en slam it to, behine de chile, ker-blam!—en my lan’, de chile never move’! My breff mos’ hop outer me; en I feel so—so—I doan’ know how I feel. I crope out, all a-tremblin’, en crope aroun’ en open de do’ easy en slow, en poke my head in behine de chile, sof’ en still, en all uv a sudden I says pow! jis’ as loud as I could yell. She never budge! Oh, Huck, I bust out a-cryin’ en …show more content…

Twain used the n-word 219 times according to The Week magazine. While this may be considered racist now in the 21st century, back in the post Civil War South the book was based in the use of the n-word was not only allowed but a common practice. “The way Huckleberry Finn ‘captures, in a beautiful and heart-rending story, the racial hatred and poison that marred America's early days’ is what makes it a classic,” says Steffani Cameron in Books on the Radio. If Twain had not used the n-word then he would not have been able to capture the racial hatred. While Twain’s use of the n-word 219 times might appear like he is racist, Twain would not have successfully been able to write the book and make you feel part of the story if he had not used authentic

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