The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain's novel proved to be controversial solely because of its topic, slavery, which was the deepest, most painful American memory. Although many moments in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn lack historical accuracy, they more importantly provide conflicts regarding slavery. Resolved in the novel through friendship and companionship, problems of Racism can also be explained in the classroom. Huckleberry Finn should be read in schools so students can expand their understanding and opinions concerning Racism. Julius Lester, a literary critic, challenges Mark Twain's novel throughout his essay. Lester has explored the impractical parts of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and introduces important points that fail to depict slavery realistically. In the analytical essay, Julius Lester states that Huck and Jim's decision to travel further into southern territory is one of many examples of the book's fantastical plot twists (Lester 340-348). In the 1800s, a fugitive slave, such as Frederick Douglass, would have had the knowledge and the awareness to travel north, where slavery was banned and blacks were liberated, in order to avoid imprisonment, or death, by slave-holders. Despite the
Huckleberry Finn and his friend Jim, a run away slave, have both been challenged 2by racism in their society, but manage to overcome such problems because of their companionship and fellowship. He has done the loneliest, bravest work there is- making a life-or- death decision against the law and custom of his own tribe" (Morrow 26). validity of Lester's argument about Twain's unrealistic novel, students should be required to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in order to learn how slavery manipulated society's views in the 1800s through the characters' understanding of brotherhood. Through reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn students are taught to speak freely about their thoughts and viewpoints; thus, addressing and hopefully improving our nation's moral struggle. Huck realizes that it is unfair that Jim is subjected to the harsh conditions of slavery in spite of his good nature. " The law -righteousness, the society's definition of good- says Huck is doing an awful thing in harboring Jim. Huckleberry Finn's relationship with Jim has strengthened because of his choice to listen to his heart instead of conforming to a civilization that he is trying to evade. Furthermore, the two character's friendship not only evolves through Huck's moral behavior, but by Jim's life experiences. Students, like myself, learn compassion and hatred for cruelty because we identify with Jim's need to be free. Finally, as Huck discovers that the Duke and Dauphin, two con-artists, have sold Jim to slave holders, he becomes extremely angered and confused.
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