Jim In Hemingway's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Ernest Hemingway identifies The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain as the source of all American Literature. But why does a book that is recognized as such a classic spark so much controversy? Soon after the book was published it was an instant bestseller. But by the late 1950s a different outlook on the novel arose. Parents and school officials began to question the novel. They particularly objected the “n” word. Despite the use of that hateful word Twain's intention was not to be racist at all. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is not racist because it is historically accurate, Jim was portrayed as a good person compared to his white counterparts, and the book was about morals and it in fact was an anti-slavery book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not a racist book because it is historically accurate. The novel was never intended to be racist. In fact, Mark Twain did not want readers to look too far into the book. In the beginning it states, “
Anyone who carefully considers the novel can find that Jim is the best person in this novel. Bridgewater Review sates, “Jim is: honest, perceptive and fair-minded, a loving father and loyal friend. In contrast, the white characters include, among others, Huck’s father, a child-abusing drunkard; the Duke and King, who are frauds and swindlers, and the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons, two feuding clans whose main purpose in life is the murder of as many of their enemies as possible.” When Huck ran away from home he had no one to turn to. Jim was in a similar situation and both of set sail down the Mississippi River. Jim was like a father figure toward Huck. In chapter 9 Jim protects Huck from the death of his father, "It's a dead man. Yes indeedy; naked, too. He's ben shot in de back. I reck'n he's ben dead two er three days. Come in, Huck, but doan' look at his face—it's too