Reader Response 1 Huck Finn (1-6)

Racism

The quote that I have choosen from Huck Finn is "Oh, yes, this is a wonderful government, wonderful. Why, looky here. There was a free nigger there, from Ohio; a mulatter, most as white as a white man. (Ch. 6, p. 20, par 3). In my own words a way to rewrite this quote is basically this government is just a waste of time you see they're not doing their jobs because if they were then there wouldn't be no free blacks. Look over there look at the N as free as a bird not giving a care of what none of us whites think he should be locked up if you ask me.



What I think about this quote is it's just plain racism now I know that back in that time there was still slavery. But the words that had came out of Pap's mouth was just disrespectful to which I believe all races especially white americans and black americans at that point. If a white american was to say that in these present times to an black american then probably five times out of ten that black american wouls be offended and might try to hurt that white american that had said it. Even if the saying was said in a different way it's still offensive like for an black american to say that back in the times of Mark Twain. "Look at that salty cracker. What is he even doing around here he knows the only type of people there are around here are us N, he is probably looking for another N to call his own". Now that quote would have been racism to white americans.



Mark Twain thoughts according to this book would probably be the same way I felt. By this book being such a crowd discussion and by people finding this book so offensive I would say that his feelings would be against slavery, racism, and government in a way. In order to express his gesture about this theme he would had have to put it in his book.