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This 5 page report discusses the ways in which Twain’s Huck and Jim’s relationship is similar to that of Eva and Tom. It also explores the ways in which it is the children’s whiteness that emphasizes and defines the adult men’s blackness. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the Eurocentric world of North America and cause the "average" white American to be shaken to the their core about what it means to be American and how race plays
into that understanding. Presenting both Stowes and Twains opinions on slavery and racism through the characterization of Jim and Uncle Tom allows for a discussion of the social issues of
the timeframe in which the authors were writing, as well as the dominant ideologies regarding people of color, slavery, and personal freedoms. Both novels can be remarkably useful in opening
minds on social and racial issues and providing lessons in language, culture, and the shaping of national identities. Jim and Huck, Tom and Little Eva The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn allows a reader of any age to pinpoint specific examples of racial characterizations, assumptions and clich?s from its very beginning. Because Mark Twain had a remarkable talent for
hearing and a great ability for transforming what he heard into the various voices of his characters, there are those critics who believe that he either supported or condoned the
attitudes presented in his characters language, attitudes, and conversation. Instead, he had the unique ability to translate what he heard into written dialogue that provides the reader with a strong
sense of awareness regarding the speech and attitudes of those he was portraying. The character of Jim is a black slave and is described as "typical" who has run
away from his owner, Miss Watson. (Miss Watson is the sister of Widow Douglas who "had just come to live with her" and with whom Huck Finn is already
living. Huck explains in the first chapter that Widow Douglas "took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me.") By using the word "typical" in his description
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