Huckleberry Finn’s “I’ll go to hell”

DOI

10.2991/icemct-16.2016.146How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Black slavery, The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Racial equality.

Abstract

Mark Twain is considered father of modern American literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published in 1884, his masterpiece, depicts adventures of Huck a white little boy and Jim a black slave down the Mississippi River to seek freedom. It reflects American social life in 19th century. This paper makes an analysis of the historical background, the image of black slave Jim and Uncle Tom, the artistic and social value of the work from the following points:(1) the process of change of Huck’s biases towards Jim the black. (2) The historical background of American racial relations. (3) The humanism and Mark Twain’s appeal for racial equality reflected in the novel and the role the book played in American history in contributing to sound legal system.

Copyright

© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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