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2. The Assignment Discuss the message of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In a brief essay, discuss the message you think Twain is trying to convey to the reader.

3. The Assignment Discuss the message of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In a brief essay, discuss the message you think Twain is trying to convey to the reader. It must be about slavery or racism or something like that.

4. Try a google search! SparkNotes: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Themes, Motifs... SparkNotes: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Themes, Motifs... Description and explanation of the major themes of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This accessible literary criticism is perfect for anyone faced with... www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/themes.html - Cached - SimilarCachedSimilar The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Themes | GradeSaver The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Themes | GradeSaver The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel that follows Huck Finn, a character first introduced by Mark Twain in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,... www.gradesaver.com/the...of-huckleberry-finn/.../major-themes/ - SimilarSimilar NovelGuide: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Theme Analysis NovelGuide: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Theme Analysis A comprehensive book analysis of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, from the Novelguide, including: a complete summary, a biography of the author,... www.novelguide.com/huckleberryfinn/themeanalysis.html - Cached - SimilarCachedSimilar Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Themes Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Themes Adventures of Huckleberry Finn themes. Analysis of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn themes by PhD students from Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley. www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/themes.html - Cached - SimilarCachedSimilar Writing: What is the main theme of Huckleberry Finn? - CliffsNotes Writing: What is the main theme of Huckleberry Finn? - CliffsNotes As with most works of literature, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn incorporates several themes developed around a central plot to create a story. www.cliffsnotes.com/.../What-is-the-main-theme-of-Huckleberry-Finn-.id-305408,articleId-27113.html - Cached - SimilarCached Similar Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Huck Finn was eventually published on December 10, 1884, in Canada and.... [edit] Major themes. Twain wrote a novel that embodies the search for freedom.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn - Cached - SimilarCachedSimilar

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6. Check the Huck Finn site. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Get this SparkNote to go! Table of Contents ContextContext Plot Overview Character List Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs & Symbols Summary & Analysis Notice and Explanatory Chapter 1 Chapters 2–3 Chapters 4–6 Chapters 7–10 Chapters 11–13 Chapters 14–16 Chapters 17–19 Chapters 20–22 Chapters 23–25 Chapters 26–28 Chapters 29–31 Chapters 32–35 Chapters 36–39 Chapters 40–43 Important Quotations Explained Key Facts Study Questions & Essay Topics Quiz Suggestions for Further Reading How to Cite This SparkNote

7. Check out Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Racism and Slavery Although Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn two decades after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction, the plan to put the United States back together after the war and integrate freed slaves into society, had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations, which seemed to be on a positive path in the years following the Civil War, once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. Slavery could be outlawed, but when white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it. Although Twain wrote the novel after slavery was abolished, he set it several decades earlier, when slavery was still a fact of life. But even by Twain’s time, things had not necessarily gotten much better for blacks in the South. In this light, we might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, no matter how degraded that white society may be, so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family. The Hypocrisy of “Civilized” Society When Huck plans to head west at the end of the novel in order to escape further “sivilizing,” he is trying to avoid more than regular baths and mandatory school attendance. Throughout the novel, Twain depicts the society that surrounds Huck as little more than a collection of degraded rules and precepts that defy logic. This faulty logic appears early in the novel, when the new judge in town allows Pap to keep custody of Huck. The judge privileges Pap’s “rights” to his son as his natural father over Huck’s welfare. At the same time, this decision comments on a system that puts a white man’s rights to his “property”—his slaves—over the welfare and freedom of a black man. In implicitly comparing the plight of slaves to the plight of Huck at the hands of Pap, Twain implies that it is impossible for a society that owns slaves to be just, no matter how “civilized” that society believes and proclaims itself to be. Again and again, Huck encounters individuals who seem good—Sally Phelps, for example—but who Twain takes care to show are prejudiced slave-owners. This shaky sense of justice that Huck repeatedly encounters lies at the heart of society’s problems: terrible acts go unpunished, yet frivolous crimes, such as drunkenly shouting insults, lead to executions. Sherburn’s speech to the mob that has come to lynch him accurately summarizes the view of society Twain gives in Huckleberry Finn: rather than maintain collective welfare, society instead is marked by cowardice, a lack of logic, and profound selfishness.

8. Select the key sections Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Racism and Slavery Although Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn two decades after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction, the plan to put the United States back together after the war and integrate freed slaves into society, had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations, which seemed to be on a positive path in the years following the Civil War, once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. Slavery could be outlawed, but when white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it. Although Twain wrote the novel after slavery was abolished, he set it several decades earlier, when slavery was still a fact of life. But even by Twain’s time, things had not necessarily gotten much better for blacks in the South. In this light, we might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, no matter how degraded that white society may be, so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family. The Hypocrisy of “Civilized” Society When Huck plans to head west at the end of the novel in order to escape further “sivilizing,” he is trying to avoid more than regular baths and mandatory school attendance. Throughout the novel, Twain depicts the society that surrounds Huck as little more than a collection of degraded rules and precepts that defy logic. This faulty logic appears early in the novel, when the new judge in town allows Pap to keep custody of Huck. The judge privileges Pap’s “rights” to his son as his natural father over Huck’s welfare. At the same time, this decision comments on a system that puts a white man’s rights to his “property”—his slaves—over the welfare and freedom of a black man. In implicitly comparing the plight of slaves to the plight of Huck at the hands of Pap, Twain implies that it is impossible for a society that owns slaves to be just, no matter how “civilized” that society believes and proclaims itself to be. Again and again, Huck encounters individuals who seem good—Sally Phelps, for example—but who Twain takes care to show are prejudiced slave-owners. This shaky sense of justice that Huck repeatedly encounters lies at the heart of society’s problems: terrible acts go unpunished, yet frivolous crimes, such as drunkenly shouting insults, lead to executions. Sherburn’s speech to the mob that has come to lynch him accurately summarizes the view of society Twain gives in Huckleberry Finn: rather than maintain collective welfare, society instead is marked by cowardice, a lack of logic, and profound selfishness.

9. A simple cut and paste, and done. After the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South was also more difficult to combat. When white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it. We might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.

10. A simple cut and paste, and done. After the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South was also more difficult to combat. When white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it. We might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family. This is plagiarism!

11. The teacher is not stupid.

12. Plagiarism is easy to detect.

13. The teacher is not stupid. Plagiarism is easy to detect. An exceptional vocabulary

14. The teacher is not stupid. Plagiarism is easy to detect. An exceptional vocabulary Sophisticated sentence structure

15. The teacher is not stupid. Plagiarism is easy to detect. An exceptional vocabulary Sophisticated sentence structure Offbeat and/or extraordinary literary references

16. The teacher is not stupid. Plagiarism is easy to detect. An exceptional vocabulary Sophisticated sentence structure Offbeat and/or extraordinary literary references A writing quality vastly beyond the typical level by this student

17. The teacher is not stupid. Plagiarism is easy to detect. An exceptional vocabulary Sophisticated sentence structure Offbeat and/or extraordinary literary references A writing quality vastly beyond the typical level by this student A piece of writing familiar to the reader

18. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.

19. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.

20. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States

21. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons.

22. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. a world of moral confusion

23. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. a world of moral confusion the tradition of the bildungsroman:

24. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. a world of moral confusion the tradition of the bildungsroman: Huck distrusts the morals and precepts of the society that treats him as an outcast and fails to protect him from abuse.

25. Obvious clues The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat. an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. a world of moral confusion the tradition of the bildungsroman: Huck distrusts the morals and precepts of the society that treats him as an outcast and fails to protect him from abuse. In implicitly comparing the plight of slaves to the plight of Huck at the hands of Pap

26. Then just choose some words to change. That will hide the plagiarism. After the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South was also more difficult to combat. When white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it. We might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.

27. Now it is my words. After the conclusion of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the effects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit uncertain ground, although it had not yet completely failed. As Twain worked on his novel, relations between the races once again became strained. The beginning of Jim Crow laws brought a new, evil effort to oppress. The new racism of the South was also more difficult to oppose. When white Southerners made racist laws or policies under a proclaimed motive of self-defense against newly freed slaves, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as wrong and rushed to oppose it. We might read Twain’s description of slavery as a representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the ending of slavery. Just as slavery places the grand and good Jim under the control of white society, so too did the guileful racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction abuse black men for fallacious and insincere reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by unmasking the insincerity of slavery, shows how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.

28. Now it is my words. After the conclusion of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the effects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit uncertain ground, although it had not yet completely failed. As Twain worked on his novel, relations between the races once again became strained. The beginning of Jim Crow laws brought a new, evil effort to oppress. The new racism of the South was also more difficult to oppose. When white Southerners made racist laws or policies under a proclaimed motive of self-defense against newly freed slaves, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as wrong and rushed to oppose it. We might read Twain’s description of slavery as a representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the ending of slavery. Just as slavery places the grand and good Jim under the control of white society, so too did the guileful racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction abuse black men for fallacious and insincere reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by unmasking the insincerity of slavery, shows how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family. This is still plagiarism!

29. A better way

30. Identify the main points.

31. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.

32. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war. Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s time.

33. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war. Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s time. With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws.

34. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war. Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s time. With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws. Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery.

35. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war. Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s time. With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws. Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery. Good people let it happen

36. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war. Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s time. With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws. Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery. Good people let it happen Therefore: Jim is not just symbolic of slavery, but also of the oppression directed at free blacks in Twain’s time.

37. A better way Identify the main points. Sparknotes said: Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war. Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s time. With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws. Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery. Good people let it happen Therefore: Jim is not just symbolic of slavery, but also of the oppression directed at free blacks in Twain’s time. Seemingly good people should not tolerate injustice today.

38. Now put it in your own words. Slavery may have ended at the end of the Civil War, but racism had not. It had just taken a different form. Jim Crow laws and the Klu Klux Klan were being instituted, and people, especially Northerners, had trouble understanding the evil of these laws and these people. Twain realized that this “new racism of the South” would be really hard to oppose. So he wrote Huckleberry Finn. So one way to read the book is to view it as a depiction of the condition of blacks after the war. The “noble and moral” slave Jim is abused in many ways in the story, by Miss Watson, the Duke and Dauphin, and even Tom Sawyer, and throughout the story seemingly good people like Sally Phelps and the Widow Douglas tolerate that abuse. Twain wants the reader to be Huck and be awakened to the injustice and hypocrisy of this racism, and to go through the moral change that Huck undergoes. Slavery may have ended, but Twain wants racism to end now too.

39. It even tells you how to cite the source. How to Cite This SparkNote Full Bibliographic Citation MLA SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. The Chicago Manual of Style SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes LLC. 2002. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/ (accessed October 1, 2010). APA SparkNotes Editors. (2002). SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Retrieved October 1, 2010, from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/ In Text Citation MLA “Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid” (SparkNotes Editors). APA “Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid” (SparkNotes Editors, 2002). Footnote The Chicago Manual of Style Chicago requires the use of footnotes, rather than parenthetical citations, in conjunction with a list of works cited when dealing with literature. 1 SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes LLC. 2002. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/ (accessed October 1, 2010). Please be sure to cite your sources. For more information about what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, please read our article on The Plagiarism Plague. If you have any questions regarding how to use or include references to SparkNotes in your work, please tell us.The Plagiarism Plagueplease tell us

40. Finally, really in your own words and cited correctly. Slavery may have ended at the end of the Civil War, but racism had not. It had just taken a different form. Jim Crow laws and the Klu Klux Klan were being instituted, and people, especially Northerners, had trouble understanding the evil of these laws and these people. Twain realized that this “new racism of the South” would be really hard to oppose. So he wrote Huckleberry Finn. So one way to read the book is to view it as a depiction of the condition of blacks after the war. The “noble and moral” slave Jim is abused in many ways in the story, by Miss Watson, the Duke and Dauphin, and even Tom Sawyer, and throughout the story seemingly good people like Sally Phelps and the Widow Douglas tolerate that abuse. Twain wants the reader to be Huck and be awakened to the injustice and hypocrisy of this racism, and to go through the moral change that Huck undergoes. Slavery may have ended, but Twain wants racism to end now too. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 1 Oct. 2010.

41. Finally, really in your own words and cited correctly. Slavery may have ended at the end of the Civil War, but racism had not. It had just taken a different form. Jim Crow laws and the Klu Klux Klan were being instituted, and people, especially Northerners, had trouble understanding the evil of these laws and these people. Twain realized that this “new racism of the South” would be really hard to oppose. So he wrote Huckleberry Finn. So one way to read the book is to view it as a depiction of the condition of blacks after the war. The “noble and moral” slave Jim is abused in many ways in the story, by Miss Watson, the Duke and Dauphin, and even Tom Sawyer, and throughout the story seemingly good people like Sally Phelps and the Widow Douglas tolerate that abuse. Twain wants the reader to be Huck and be awakened to the injustice and hypocrisy of this racism, and to go through the moral change that Huck undergoes. Slavery may have ended, but Twain wants racism to end now too. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. THIS IS NOT PLAGARISM. CONGRATULATIONS