This paper discusses the theory that "Huckleberry Finn" has
racial connotations, and examines the evidence for and against
this belief. The author states that
racial slurs throughout the novel, and the portrayal of the main character as an ignorant sidekick to a white man, is the main claim of racism. However, the paper argues, in Mark Twain's time, racial stereotyping was not morally reprehensible as it is today and that, in fact, the novel seems to condemn white
prejudice more than advocate it.