Slavery and Racism in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Abstract

This extended essay aims at investigating the issue of slavery and racism in Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The novel is a perfect depiction of the southern society and its racial stereotypes over slavery and racism, and how the latter was used as a tool used by white southerners to persecute black people. In other words, racism was an after effect of slavery. Slavery had a negative impact on the slaves in all aspects of life. However, even though slavery was abolished, racism came as a result of slavery. In his novel, Mark Twain wanted to portray racism as a consequence of slavery which white southerners used as a key role to discriminate, and deprive black slaves from their legal rights.