Thus, supporters of white supremacy started forming groups such as Ku Klux Klan. Nonetheless, these reformist initiatives were met with brutal aggression. The following period of reconstructions provided the Africans American with the right to vie for a political office and ability to vote. A revolutionary occasion from the war was the declaration to free the slaves by Abraham Lincoln, which freed the southern states, slaves, bringing to an end African American slavery (Menaka and Sankar 3). Twain's perspective about racism is shaped by the outcomes of the American civil war and the reconstruction period. Racism is an imperative theme in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn thus, it is critical to comprehend American society at the time. Therefore, this paper will analyze how Mark Twain's develops the theme of racism throughout the novel and the message he conveys about racism in the novel through the relationship between Finn and Jim. In the narrative, Jim, who is a loyal acquaintance of Finn, is referred to as a nigger, for example, which is a derogatory word. In the book's tale, there is racism as a theme. And overwhelmingly, Finn is encountered with the ethical dilemma between the lessons Jim has taught him throughout the journey about the evils of bigotry, and the world's racial discrimination, of whim he has been brought up with. As Finn starts changing his attitudes, he starts differentiating between right and wrong. On their travel, they meet with the duke and the king, who eventually alters the route the protagonists had chosen to follow. As their journey progresses, both Finn and Jim utilize a series of sporadic undertakings, whilst Finn gradually alters his racist perceptions. He yearns for adventure, leaves his adoptive family, and joins Jim, a runaway slave, in a cruise down the Mississippi River toward the Free states. The story plot is set in Missouri in the 1840s, Huckleberry, a young man fearful of his drunkard father, runs away from home. It is a story of Huckleberry Finn moving away from home to encounter memorable experiences. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a lively tale written by Mark Twain.

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