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A 3 page paper
which examines Twain’s feelings on the Fugitive Slave Act (1850-1877) as seen in his
novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAtwnslv.rtf
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culture of the African American who was enslaved during Twains time, has always been a controversial and confusing subject. We find these an even more powerful debate today as many
schools ban his book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" due to its use of negative, and not politically correct, language. This particular novel has also been the center of debate
due to Hucks seemingly weak stance in regards to his friend and runaway slave Jim. In the following paper we examine Twains novel and try to comprehend how Twain may
have felt about the Fugitive Slave Act of his time. Twain and Slavery It is important to note, first and foremost, that in Twains time the issue of
slavery was not always a cut-and-dried reality as it is today. People did not necessarily understand the moral and social realities involved with slavery. Today we take a position where
we abhor anyone who even remotely imagines that slavery had a valid place in the society. Bearing that in mind we see that Twain was, above all, from a different
place and time. In his book about Huckleberry Finn, as it involves slaves and the idea of fugitive slave, we see Huck as the most powerful tool from which to
examine the realities of the time and thus see the attitudes of Twain. First we see that Huck is very disturbed by the fact that Jim has runaway. Jim is
truly Hucks friend and Huck is truly a rebel of sorts in his society. But, at the same time Huck is very confused for he knows the law and he
feels that the law is somehow, perhaps, linked with the laws of God. He feels an obligation to turn Jim in when he gets an opportunity. But, then he changes
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