As a southern white boy, Huck has an obligation to turn Jim back in; when he does not he is essentially turning his back on society.”’People would call me a low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum - but that don’t make no difference. I ain’t a-going to tell . . .’” (50). Huck is aware that by not turning Jim in he is not only putting himself at risk for ridicule from his peers but, also breaking the law.
Later on, he realizes that it is very wrong. In the novel, racism portrays the slaveholder as soft as it does those who are enslaved. It creates a sense of moral confusion in which people who seem to be nice, such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps who express no concern at all about the injustices of slavery or separating Jim from his family. Society’s “norm” about slavery isn’t completely gone from Huck’s head, but he does seem to have a good sense of what is right and what is wrong compared to some of the adults in the society. When Huck is impersonating Tom at Sally Phelps’ house and she asks why he was delayed the last several days, he replies saying that a cylinder on the steamboat blew up.
Huck realizes that racism and slavery are very immoral and this encourages him to keep helping Jim to freedom. The racism in Huck’s society affect his perception of right and wrong because most of the people who had an influence on him thought that slavery was a good thing and were, in general, racist people. He couldn’t make his mind up between what was right or wrong because he had to choose either; what society thought was right, slavery, lynching or what his heart thought was right, helping his friend Jim. When Jim was sold from the Duke and the King Huck becomes scared and begins to write a letter to a previous caretaker, Miss Watson, then he had “to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and [he] knowed it. [He] studied a minute, sort of holding [his] breath, and then says to [himself]:"All right, then, I'll go to hell"- and tore it up.”(Twain 214) He
The word “nigger” is also designed to make the reader feel inferior and ashamed of the way the character has been treated. However Candy justifies his Bosses actions as he sees nothing wrong or immoral in them. By doing this Steinbeck is showing the reader that the society was used to this kind of treatment and that it was applied towards black people on everyday life bases. This quotation shows us that black people’s rights were very limited and that they were not able to stand up for their believes and they accepted the racism they had to endure with. Secondly we are told about Crooks humble accommodation, and the way he had been isolated from the rest of the society due to the fact that he is not a white resident.
In the beginning, one only has to look as far as Tom, the main character, to find examples of racial stereotypes. Stowe described Tom as an admirable and compassionate character, willing to sacrifice everything for the common good of his family, his faith in God, and his master. In the beginning of the novel, Tom refuses to run away following the news that he had been sold by his master, Mr. Shelby, into the malicious hands of Haley, a malevolent slave trader. Even though Tom knows that his life under Haley will be a living hell, he chooses not to run for the sake of the rest of the slave's on the Shelby plantation and out of faithfulness to his master. His willingness to serve is displayed by the description of him "standing wistfully examining the multitude of faces thronging around him, for one he would wish to call master" (Stowe, 289).
In comparison to a court decision one cannot use personal feeling towards the final decision in a case, but Huck felt otherwise. Huck is being disciplined for his beliefs and he does not want to be part of a lifestyle that does not support his ways. For example, his choice not to turn in Jim because he knows of what he did shows that Huck understands why Jim is escaping and feels for him rather than just to do the right thing according to society. Huck sees Jim as a friend, a companion whom he finds close not as a slave. With that said he truly is able to see that society's way of treating Jim is completely wrong.
think that Steve Harmon is innocent. I think the reason why he is locked up because he wanted to be bad like the other guys and make people terrified of him , He was maybe able to get what ever he wanted just by being with these friends. Steve Harmon to me had nothing to do with crime, Like I said he was with the wrong crew, And the ended up getting him in trouble. I don't think that Steve Harmon knows Bobo I think that is Kings friend being that King and Steve were friends and Bobo and King made it seem like that they knew each other. But other from that I think that Bobo and Steve doesn't know each other.
It don’t seem natural, but I reckon it’s so. (155) Huck struggles against all that was taught to him, and ultimately against what he knows is true due to his dealings with Jim. When Jim is captured, Huck’s first instinct was to report him to Miss Watson by letter since helping a slave was sinful. However, upon deeper reflection, he tears the letter and declares, “’All right, then, I’ll go to hell’” (214). Huck resolves to trade his own fate, and spend eternity in hell, for the fate of Jim and thereby acknowledging that Jim—a black man and a slave—is equal to himself.
They instruct others to be the way they are. For example, Mrs. Auld treats Douglass like a family member when he arrives but when her husband comes behind her and corrects her, she changes and treats him harsh like a slave. Douglass finds many of ways to escape this and keep his freedom without giving up. Douglass hears that education is not needed in a slave reminds him that he needs to be educated in order to be free. I can now visualize Douglass perspectives as he is recognized as an individual trying to gain knowledge without being whipped and harshly treated.
Sure, they made the best out of a bad situation and lived in the lifestyle that was set for them but that doesn’t mean they enjoyed their work experiences. The system benefited some there is no doubt but in the context of just slaves there is no way. They were exploited for their labor, beaten, worked in tough conditions and were separated from their loved ones. One just needs to ask himself if he would see that lifestyle as fitting and happy. Slaves unanimously agree that they system of slavery was cruel, brutal and horrifying.