Mark Twain
Beginning of paper
Though popularity associated with the American frontier and life on the Mississippi, Samuel Longhorne Clemens --—actually spent many of his happiest and most productive years in and near New York City. was, without question, the finest sastirist of his time. Through his writing, one can see ....
Middle of paper
.... toward African-Americans. It is still frequently in the news, as various schools and school systems across the country either ban it from or restore it to their classrooms.
The social classes that Twain portrays in this novel are extremely slanted, and they are not just about racism. It’s more like a rich-poor issue, which is illustrated by Huck and Jim (poor) versus the upper-class townspeople (rich). The upper-class people are racist and keep slaves. Huck, being part of the lower cla ....
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Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
