A Study on Racism and Slavery in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

G. Menaka

Department of English, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 004, India.

G. Sankar *

Department of English, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 004, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

This paper aims to focus the racism and slavery in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, even though Mark Twain is a comic writer who often treats his subject satirically but Huckleberry Finn also discussing slavery and racial decimation from one character to others and some palaces. Racism in contemporary world affairs is disguised, and it is what some refer to as symbolic racism, modern racism or aversive racism. But his best-known work, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a major American satire which is not vindictive, not loaded with invective, and not bitter. His targets, clearly defined, are made to look ridiculous but the irony is light and humour is strong. Thus, his most famous satirical novel vividly departs from the techniques most frequently associated with his satirical reputation.

Keywords: American satire, racism, ethnicity, slavery, realism.


How to Cite

Menaka, G., and G. Sankar. 2018. “A Study on Racism and Slavery in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 1 (2):63-67. https://www.journalajl2c.com/index.php/AJL2C/article/view/3.

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