the code of honor
Both Othello and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn deal with the issue of race, especially the notion of race as a social construct±. Othello is being taken by the insolent foe and sold to slavery± (Shakespeare 1.3.136-137); Jim is a runaway nigger. Both of them have ever been a slaver respectively, but their stories are totally different: one becomes a general; one becomes a free man at the end. What does make this difference, even though they are ever at the same level? By close reading, we know Shakespeare and Twain suggest that honor is more to people than just their races when evaluating the social value.People who have honor are respected from other people and remain high in their society. What should be consider as honorable? Service to the country, knowledgeable, or even money, and so on. Othello is a Moor, and he is ever sold to slavery. What does make him to be a noble general? It is the services to the state: My services which I have done the Signiory shall out-tongue his complaints± (Shakespeare 1.2.18-19). Even the Duke will not look down on Othello, who is an Arab, like the Turks (the enemy of Venice). He believes Othello, the fortitude of the place is best known to you± (Shakespeare 1.3.219-220
Other people respect Othello and the nigger professor for their honor, and the people do not really care about their races. 5) and gets drunken again, pap loses his flick of reputation and becomes old pap again. ) and employs him against the general enemy Ottoman± (Shakespeare 1. Jim has the honor long before; only no people care to validate it. His honor is confirmed by the Duke and by Venice. Othello trusts him, treats him as his friend, and calls him good Michael±, Michael±. It has hardly been a fair duel, but the Colonel has kept his word and regained his honor. For naught I did in hate, but all in honor± (Shakespeare 5. Duke does not totally trust Othello because he is not one of them, and he is afraid that Othello might betray Venice if he remains in Cyprus. Ironically, the mob lack the courage to string up the Colonel, who has shot an unarmed and retreating drunk, because they don't fight with courage that is born in them, but with the courage that's borrowed from their mass± (Twain 134; ch. Othello makes his marriage become reality for his services to state.
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