HUCK FINNNNNN

So, basically the book has had a complete transformation from the beginning. Racism seems to be less of a key role because Jim and Huck have a good relationship, mostly because they are by themselves. Tom hasn't been present lately, so racism has been downplayed. In the past couple sections Jim and Huck have become very good friends. When Huck plays a prank of Jim, Jim actually cares and his feelings get hurt. This displays how much Jim really depends on Huck to be his friend, because he is all that he currently has and because they have gone through a lot together lately. Then a little after that bit, Huck realizes how much he really cares about Jim. Huck, being the wierd, supersticious, need to do the right thing kid decided that society would expect him to turn in Jim for being a runaway. And he gets so close to really doing it when he runs into a few slave hunters, but right at the last second he makes up the huge excuse that the man in his raft is white. And he is actually his dad and he is very sick. The men assume he has small pox and make the decision to not go to the raft. This could also apply to the fact that racism isn't that important to kids. Huck is young, somewhere under twelve, and he never thought that it was ok to make fun of Jim, or avoid him, but he only came to be his friend. If anyone else knew of their friendship, like the widow or any adults, they would have Jim turned back in and would scold Huck for being associated with a black, and also the little secret about him faking his death would get out. So far, I don't think this novel is overly racist and I do think that there's not a problem for it to be taught in schools. Slavery and racism was a big part of the United State's history and kids need to be educated about it so they know it's wrong and something to that extent cannot happen again. Some parts might be rough, but it's the only way for kids to learn.