Mark Twain's ideas of racism in Huckleberry Finn and Crazy WilsonMark Twain had written two very similar novels based on the ideas of racism or prejudice against certain races, (in this case, African American during his lifetime. These two novels, Huckleberry Finn and Pudd'nhead Wilson, describe a very satirical but realistic view of the way society behaves and how people in general live and grow in different social systems or positions. Huck Finn describes a solid basis on racism and society, while Crazy Wilson illustrates how slavery and racism are represented in his society. There is a great deal of discussion among literary critics whether The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , by Mark Twain, is or is not a racist novel. The question focuses on the portrayal of Jim, the black slave, and the way he is treated by Huck and other characters. nigger" is a point made by some critics that Twain uses the word too often and too loosely. Mark Twain never presents Jim in a negative light. It doesn't show Jim as a drunkard, a mean person, or a cheater. This is in contrast to how Huck's (white) father is depicted in which Twain describes using all of the above characterizations and more. In Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain develops the plot of Huck and Jim's adventures allowing him to weave in his critique of society. The two main characters, Huck and Jim, are both fleeing social injustice and both are wary of the civilization around them. Huck is considered a backward and uneducated boy, constantly pressured to conform to the "humanized" environment of society. Jim a slave, he is not even considered a real person, but property. As they run away from...... middle of paper......relationships with other people. Being legally freed does not save Jim from humiliation and does not allow Chambers to regain his identity. Those who contribute to the formation of a racist living society must first renounce their deeply held beliefs. Because this rarely happened, blacks were still forced to see themselves as inferior after being freed from slavery. In Hucks' story, however, Twain gives us hope, implying that if a person is allowed to rely on his own internal standards of judgment, without being influenced by society, human beings are capable of overcoming racial barriers and can therefore coexist harmoniously. . These two superb novels have the power to make readers reevaluate their values ​​and beliefs about slavery, a word that still haunts this world and is one of America's unresolved social issues..