even though the use of the n-word is a refection of the times it is used very excessively through the book
but it just the word doesn't make it racist
And the depiction of Jim and of all black people in the book is in a way very harsh and even if Huck learns to see past that.
If it wasn't racist Huck shouldn't have had to see past any racial barrier
but you could still argue that Huck's change of view makes it an anti racist novel.
Hobie,
ReplyDeleteThis post simply doesn't make clear what approach you'll be taking in your essay. Frankly, given your own racial heritage, I am particularly interested in what you feel about the novel. Don't be afraid to attack it (for my own part, I think that Twain's racial ambivalence--on display throughout the novel--reflects out wider culture's own ambivalence toward race. I look forward to reading your thoughts!