The prosecution proved Mark Twain racsist without a shred of doubt.
The defense often said that the fact that Huck and Jim were friends showed that Twain was not a racist for having Huck, a white boy, see himself equal to Jim. However as the prosecution pointed out this did not happen. Huck writes a letter to the widow telling her she has Jim and he laments over the wrong he has done by helping Jim and how he will be condemned for it. These words show that Huck does not see what he did as a good dead, in fact he is plauged with guilt over his actions. Huck never in fact sees Jim as an equal. All throughout the novel Jim is constantly put down by Huck, often subconsuicouly. Huck often states that Jim is smart, but he always adds on that Jim is smart for a black man, even at the end of the novel Huck never sees Jim as an equal the prosecution told us and if Twain had wanted to show equality in his characters should huck not have seen this?
The defense often defends Mark Twains frequent use of the n word by pointing out that such an action was merely a commonality of the time. The prosicution however pokes holes in this argument with some valid points. Ceretenly if Twain was useing this word as a satirical reference he would have had Huck refrain from its use. Afterall Huck is a fourteen year old boy, who as he said upon the stand, does not care what anyone even society thinks, so why then does he continue to put Jim down through the use of this word? If Mark Twain was trying to show how the uncoloured eyes of a child can see through to a persons true colours, as was often thaught to be Hucks purpose in the novel, would Twain not have him refrain frrom hurting his friend so? Huck while claiming to not care what society thinks of him still conforms to the societies ideals. If Twains main character still does not break through and is still a rascist what does that say about him the prosectution asks us.
At the begining of the novel Twain has warns the reader of this novels controversy. The prosicution brought forth the case that if Twain realized the novel would be controversioal he must have in fact known it was rascist and have in fact done so on purpose. Twain told us on the stand that he loves to start conversations, to "ignite the fire" he said. Twain does so by shocking his readers and the prosecution pounced on this for Twian in fact is stateing that he knows his novel is rascist. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn sparked controversy everywhere it was read, such was Twains intent after all. The novel also shocked and offended a great many by its rasisct veiws and ideas, the very same veiws and ideas that Mr.Twain knew he was putting into his novel. Mr.Twain's frequent use of the n word as well as his characters derogatory attitude shows these rascist beiliefs. Mr. Twain knew what he was putting into that novel and a splendid work of sattire it may be, but it is also in fact rascist.
Mark Twain was proven guilty as a rascist by the prosicuting side without a shred of doubt.
