Racism in the Adventures of Hu
Controversial in death as he was in life, Mark Twain has been seriously
accused by some of being a \"racist writer,\" whose writing is offensive
to black readers, perpetuates cheap slave-era stereotypes, and deserves
no place on today\'s bookshelves. Huck Finn is a fantastic example
of the racist style Mark Twain brings to the table. It is mostly
African-Americans that would like a book such as this banned. However,
this is ironic for it …
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…today such as the KKK, but nothing as compared to
those during the times of slavery. I believe Mark Twain was
trying to depict not only how life was in those times, but also
how bad it could turn. Even though Huck Finn is fictional,
it deserves a spot next to the biography of Martin Luther
King Jr., and Malcom X. However, had I lived in the 1800’s,
I might not have thought the same.
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