1. Huck Finn: A Change of Beliefs
... a child, Huck is taught that blacks are meant to be slaves, they don't mind being abused and that they are inferior to whites, even animals. Huck accepts this because it is all he knows and he sees nothing wrong with it. When Huck meets up with Jim, a black slave, ... father, Pap. Huck's father is very racist and really believes that blacks are completely inferior to whites and that they aren't even human. Pap sees blacks as animals and thinks they are meant to be slaves, Smith states this, "In the first place, a "Free Nigger" is, for Pap, a contradiction in terms" ... mind. Throughout ...
- Word Count: 1554
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School