Huckleberry Finn Superiority

Even though Jim and Huck had a lot of good times, there was some bad times. For example, after Jim was taken back into slavery Huck mabe a plan to get him out but he said, “... it’s a dirty low-down business…” (Document F). This shows that Huck knew Jim was a slave and he knew messing with slaves a very low on the totem pole. Another example, would be when Huck was going to write a letter to Jim’s owner explaining where he was during that time, Huck says, “... everybody naturally despises an ungrateful nigger, and they’d make Jim feel it all the time… “ (Document E). This proves that by the end of the story Huck was thinking of Jim as a slave. However, a few bad moments do not define a

Huck still lived in a time with racism and hatred so he did view the black lives as inferior, but he did value and look at Jim equally which was the first step in the right direction. When Huck says, “I knowed he was white inside” it shows he views Jim as an individual, he cares for him and loves him and doesn't play into the societies

Slaves are seen as merely property and aren't even expected to posses human like characteristics, personalities, or feelings. When Huck comes across Jim's emotions towards his family he is shocked. This shows that slavery had reduced African American's to inhuman objects specifically for the purpose of work, and they weren't treated as living creatures, much less human beings. When Huck witnesses Jim's "moaning and mourning" he is dumbfounded and believes that Jim was a "mighty good nigger" not only showing Huck's coming of maturity and understanding, but the ignorance displayed by the white's in regards to African

Twain’s purpose in writing that part was to get people to realize and understand how ridiculous it is to treat someone differently just because of the way they look. Twain’s depiction of Huck’s moral struggle has been just one of the ways he gets his readers to understand the idea he was trying to convey. Throughout the book, Huck begins to gradually change his views on the issues of racism and slavery. He is quoted saying, “Alright then, I’ll go to hell.” (p.195) Right before tearing up a letter he wrote to Miss Watson telling her where Jim was. Huck realizes that he would feel even more guilty if he turned in his friend. Throughout the book, it had been hard for Huck to separate himself from society’s view of African Americans, and this part is a definite turning point for him, but also an important lesson. Huck’s decision reminds the reader that society doesn’t always know what is best, and makes people realize that the right decision might not always be the popular one. As Huck’s friendship with Jim begins to form as the book progresses, he soon realizes that his perception of Jim and other African Americans isn’t entirely

In Chapter 23, Huck states “I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks do for their’n.” Although this comment is severely backhanded and wrong, Huck meant it in a way to compliment Jim because he had been raised in a racist manner and that was a way he could think to compliment a black man. Also as seen in chapter 15, Huck says “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a n*****; but I did it, and I wasn’t ever sorry for it afterwards, either. I didn’t do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't have done that one if I’d known it would make him feel that way.” This as well shows that Huck was raised to treat people of color and how people back then were raised.

     On Huck and Jim’s journey to Cairo, Jim begins to speak about when he is free he will go and find his children and take them from the slave owner. This rubbed Huck the wrong way; his standards of Jim had been lowered because, from Huck’s point of view, why would Jim steal his children away from a man who has done nothing to him? Huck’s conscience began to come into play and he had made up his mind: He was going to turn Jim in when they reach shore. He was sure of it until Jim began to sweet talk Huck, telling him that Huck was the only white man that had ever kept a promise to him. This comment went directly to Huck’s heart; he could not possibly

Huck, knowing it is socially unacceptable to befriend a black man, does not treat Jim any different than he treats a white man. Peggy Caravantes, author of A Great and Sublime Fool The story of Mark Twain, claims “Twain created a vivid portrait of a black man forging a friendship with a white boy” (130). As Huck and Jim adventure down the river, this friendship grows stronger and either of the two would risk their lives to help the other. After lying to Jim about losing him in the fog, Huck apologizes to Jim.

At a young age, people were programmed to believe that slaves were inferior human beings that were void of thoughts, intellect, feelings, etc . Huck first sees Jim as another half-witted slave, but as they spend more time together on their trek, he realizes that what was once a mindless slave below him, has become a good companion and friend to him. Huck’s relationship with Jim is very intriguing overall. In chapters 1 through 3, Jim is introduced into the novel as a simple, superstitious slave to Mrs. Watson.

Because blacks are uneducated, he sees them as stupid and stubborn. He frequently tells stories to Jim, mainly about foreign kings and history. When Jim disagrees with Huck, Jim becomes very stubborn and refuses to listen to explanations. Huck eventually concludes, "You can't learn a nigger to argue". Jim also seems to accept that whites are naturally superior to blacks. He knows that Huck is far smarter than he is. When Tom Sawyer and Huck are planning an elaborate breakout for Jim, he allows their outrageous plan to continue because they "was white folks and knowed better than him". This mutual acceptance of whites as superior to blacks shows how deeply rooted slavery was in Southern culture. This made it very difficult for Huck to help Jim. When Tom Sawyer says he will help free Jim, Huck is very disappointed. He had never thought that Tom Sawyer, of all people, would be a "nigger stealer". Huck had always considered Tom respectable and educated, and yet Tom was prepared to condemn himself to damnation by freeing a runaway slave. This confuses Huck greatly, who no longer knows what to think about his situation with Jim. When Huck is forced to make a decision regarding slavery, he invariably sides with his emotions. Huck does not turn Jim in, despite having several chances. His best chance to do what he believes is right comes as they are rafting towards Cairo, Illinois. Huck finally

Less subtle are Huck’s observations of Jim as their relationship progresses. Jim at first is nothing but a source of amusement for Huck, but Huck slowly discovers the real person inside. In Chapter 23, Huck states, “…I do believe that he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for ther’n.” Later, Huck goes even further to say, “I knowed Jim was really white inside.” From Huck, this naïve statement was the highest compliment he could have given Jim, and reiterates the idea that a black man can have true emotions and real feelings, something that was not commonly believed at the

This shows how Huck rejects the racist attitudes in society towards Blacks, in specific as to when he read the letter to Jim’s owner. But not only completely ignoring the consequences of what others may think of him he has the courage to be able to respond yes. he would go to literal hell for that. Especially being at that time when people took religion very seriously it was most shocking of a concern to be able to even say that, also coming from a kid such as Huck that was not so very religious at all. In another interpretation of a time when Huck was stuck in the middle of not knowing whether to conform to what someone seemed was right or to stand up as to what he thought might be different, was when Tom schemes up a plan to try to set Jim free.

Although Huck is a bit racist to Jim at the beginning of their journey, the negative attitude held by Huck begins to fizzle as their adventure continues on. The more Huck and Jim go through together, the closer the two become. Huck begins to see Jim as a friend and vice versa. By the end of their journey, Huck disagrees with society's idea that blacks are inferior. One example of this is evident when Huck doesn't tell anyone of Jim's whereabouts. Huck doesn't tell anyone because he knows that if he does, Jim will be forced to return to slavery. Instead, Huck chooses to "go to Hell" for his decision. He has shied away from society's acceptance of slavery.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a novel full of racism and hypocrisy of the society that we know. Huck continually faces the many challenges of what to do in tough situations dealing with racism and what the society wants him to do. With the novel being written in the first person point of view gives us insightful information into the challenges the Huck is facing and gives us a look into Huck’s head. Huck uses many different techniques to deal with his problems and he gets through them with the end result always being what Huck believes is right. Through Huck’s perspective we see how he deals with all of the racism and hypocrisy of society to form him into the character that he is and to serve the themes of the

An issue of central importance to Huckleberry Finn is the issue of race. The story takes place in a time of slavery, when blacks were considered inferior to whites, sometimes to the point of being considered less than fully human. But Huckleberry Finn challenges the traditional notions of the time, through its narrator and main character, Huckleberry Finn. While in the beginning, Huck is as unaware of the incorrectness of society’s attitudes as the rest of society is, he undergoes many experiences which help him to form his own perspective of racial issues. Through the adventures and misadventures of Huck Finn and the slave Jim, Twain challenges the traditional societal views of race and

They started as a friendship with out caring about their skin color or their social class. This shows that Huck doesn’t have interest in the color of other people he just wants to help Jim escape from his owner. The adventures he has with Jim are like a play time with his brother even though Huck has His own family back in the farm where his aunt toke his custody because pap wisent able to take care of him. “Human bins can be awful cruel to one another” this shows how Jim is treated different from the others because=se of his race and because he is a slave and not a normal person. Huck is the only one that helps him feel like if he was one of