e the author from the ideas portrayed by his characters. The ideas of the characters are those of society, and throughout the novel, Twain disputes these ideas. Once I was involved in the story, I realized Twain's intentions were to show the irony and humor of something that possessed neither. After understanding Twain's descriptions of the characters Jim and Huck, his use of humor and irony, and the moral of the story, one can see that "Huckleberry Finn" is a story contradicting the ideas of racism.
             The descriptions of Twain's characters are very important in the understanding of his views of racism. All of Twain's characters in the novel are southern white adults, with the exception of Jim and Huck. At the start of "Huckleberry Finn", Jim, a slave, was portrayed as illitera
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