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Twain's Critique of America's Attitude in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin"
Summary: This essay is about how Mark Twain wrote the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin" as a powerful critique of America's abysmal attitude toward its citizens of color.
The arrival of the first slave in America was in 1619, and only in 1865 slavery was finally conquered. The battle of equality lasted for ages, and many had expressed it on paper. Mark Twain was one of the many, but the only one with such power of satire. Mark Twain wrote the novel Huck Fin as a powerful critique of America's abysmal attitude toward its citizens of color.
There are many examples of this attitude all through out the novel, but one of the most important ones was the religious influences. Huck's acceptance of Jim is an utter defiance of society. Ironically, Huck believes that he is committing a sin by going against society and giving Jim his hand of help. He does not realize that his own instincts are more morally correct than those threatened on to him by society and its religious morality.
Also, the frown of...
This section contains 630 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |