The Depiction of Jim in the novel is from Huck’s point of view. The first time the reader meets Jim he is given a very negative description of Jim. The reader is told that Jim is illiterate, childlike, not very bright and extremely superstitious. Even though Huck is not racist, he was raised and brought up by racists and much of that has rubbed off on him. As the story progress

Several characters such as The King and Duke, and pap are constantly being ridiculed and degraded by Twain. If the novel is racist, Jim would be the one always being put down. The King and Duke are portrayed as no-good con men and Pap is shown Early in the novel, Pap gets upset about black people being allowed to vote and refuses to vote because of this. He says, "…but when they told me there was a state in this country where they'd let that nigger vote, I drawed out. I says I'll never vote ag'in as long as I live" (pg.27). Pap's comment could be considered racist, but at the same time, Twain is mocking Pap of his ignorance. If Twain intended this novel to be racist, he would not have ridiculed white people, making Jim look superior.

Twain also shows Jim becoming a father figure for Huck in his novel. No racist novel would portray a slave in such a positive manner. As Jim and Huck travel on the raft, they develop a

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