Huck Finn: racism

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not a racist novel, nor is Mark Twain a racist author. The novel was a satire on slavery and racism, that, as well as raising social awareness, was also one of the best American novels of all time. Since it was first published, Huck Finn has caused much controversy for mixed reasons, which recently included the use of racial slurs and accusations that the author himself was racist. Most …

…the rest of the world that slavery should not be continued in the United States. It was also one of the first novels to depict American frontier life, and the often sacrilegious ideas of a young member of the lower class of society. These factors do not only make clear that it is not written out of racism, but also makes Huck Finn one of the most unique and greatest literary works of all time.