Huck Finn and Slavery
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Huck constantly sees evidence of the good inherent in Jim and other blacks, as well as the wickedness evident in some of his white acquaintances. This causes Huck to consider the fact that blacks are not necessarily inferior to whites. Because of this, he manages to justify, in his own mind at least, both slavery and his freeing Jim. He is thus trapped in a contradiction, which he must deal with for the entire adventure.
Huck constantly sees evidence of the good inherent in Jim and other blacks, as well as the wickedness evident in some of his white acquaintances. This causes Huck to consider the fact that blacks are not necessarily inferior to whites. Because of this, he manages to justify, in his own mind at least, both slavery and his freeing Jim. He is thus trapped in a contradiction, which he must deal with for the entire adventure.