Huckleberry Finn: His struggle against racism
             Racism is one's ignorance towards another's beliefs, religion, color, etc. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the main character, Huckleberry Finn is a very sheltered and uneducated boy. He comes from a family of low class who is very racist and in turn makes him also. Huck shows the characteristics of a racist many times during the novel and does this without even realizing how harmful it is because it comes naturally. At this time, blacks were still slaves and treated as pieces of property. Property Many People felt that property didn't need to be respected so neither did the black people.
             In one incident, Huck actually feels compassion towards the black slave named Jim. He promises Jim that he will not tell anyone about Jim's escaping from Miss Watson's house. Huck then continues to say, "Well I did. I said I wouldn't, and I'll stick to it. Honest injun, I will. People would call me a low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum-but that don't make no difference."(43) He actually sympathizes with the black man and starts to enjoy his company. I think he feels bad for the way he treats Jim. No matter how much he feels like being racist, he knows deep down inside that it isn't right for society to treat black people like they do. Besides the fact that Huck doesn't want to be alone on his journey he believes everyone should have a fair chance at freedom.
             Huck shows his racism when he says, "I never see such a nigger. If he got an a notion in his head once there warn't no getting it out again."(78) This is a racist comment because he is degrading the black population. The "N" word, alone shows a racist tone. It is the same as
             calling a white person "white trash," because it's rude and humiliating. It probab
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