Theme Of Slavery In Huckleberry Finn
A Subtle Voice Against Slavery
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic story which has an abolitionist tone that can be seen when a white lawyer defends a black man and tries to instill anti-prejudice values in his children. In addition to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Mark Twain uses his literature to speak out against social injustices. He wrote multiple books that focus on all aspects of everyday life, and one of the most famous of these books is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain uses a subtle abolitionist tone to criticize the injustice of slavery while trying to not directly offend the majority of people who will read his book.
As the book progresses, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn delivers strong tones of abolitionism. …show more content…
Twain realized this problem and felt the need to speak out against slavery and the offshoot of prejudice that followed, making him write The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. During their adventure, Huckleberry Finn decides that it would be funny to play a trick on Jim when they get separated in the fog one night. Huck sees how much his trick hurt Jim and feels awful about it. Huck apologized to Jim and thought to himself, “I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither” (Twain 65). This powerful scene in the book shows Huck, a white boy, apologizing and feeling awful about tricking a black man. During the time of the stories release, it would not have been common for a white boy to apologize and explain himself to a black man. The scene where Huck rips up his letter, one of the most powerful scenes within the book, also has a major abolitionist tone. At this point, Huck can not decide between turning in Jim or not doing anything and leaving the situation alone. After days of …show more content…
The use of side stories within the main plot allows the author to deliver a strong message about slavery. The question of the morality of slavery comes to mind multiple times as Huck and Jim embark on their adventure. Twain uses all of his characters to challenge slavery, such as when Huck rips up the letter, Jim talks about his family, and when Mary Jane cries about the slave family getting broken up. The Adventures Huckleberry Finn delivers a subtle message against slavery so as to not offend those who will read this book. Sometimes the people who directly speak out for a cause do not have the most effect, sometimes it is the people who can quietly fight against societal problems that hold the most
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic story which has an abolitionist tone that can be seen when a white lawyer defends a black man and tries to instill anti-prejudice values in his children. In addition to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Mark Twain uses his literature to speak out against social injustices. He wrote multiple books that focus on all aspects of everyday life, and one of the most famous of these books is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain uses a subtle abolitionist tone to criticize the injustice of slavery while trying to not directly offend the majority of people who will read his book.
As the book progresses, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn delivers strong tones of abolitionism. …show more content…
Twain realized this problem and felt the need to speak out against slavery and the offshoot of prejudice that followed, making him write The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. During their adventure, Huckleberry Finn decides that it would be funny to play a trick on Jim when they get separated in the fog one night. Huck sees how much his trick hurt Jim and feels awful about it. Huck apologized to Jim and thought to himself, “I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither” (Twain 65). This powerful scene in the book shows Huck, a white boy, apologizing and feeling awful about tricking a black man. During the time of the stories release, it would not have been common for a white boy to apologize and explain himself to a black man. The scene where Huck rips up his letter, one of the most powerful scenes within the book, also has a major abolitionist tone. At this point, Huck can not decide between turning in Jim or not doing anything and leaving the situation alone. After days of …show more content…
The use of side stories within the main plot allows the author to deliver a strong message about slavery. The question of the morality of slavery comes to mind multiple times as Huck and Jim embark on their adventure. Twain uses all of his characters to challenge slavery, such as when Huck rips up the letter, Jim talks about his family, and when Mary Jane cries about the slave family getting broken up. The Adventures Huckleberry Finn delivers a subtle message against slavery so as to not offend those who will read this book. Sometimes the people who directly speak out for a cause do not have the most effect, sometimes it is the people who can quietly fight against societal problems that hold the most