to look past conformist and the effects of his environment. Huck was born into a

society that was supposed to hate black people. Huck was able to see good in a

'nigger' , and further a healthy relationship with his slave, Jim. Huck is a very strong and smart person, although he isn't learned, and can act ignorant from time to time. Mark Twain, many times makes Huck look like a non-admirable person, when Twain does this it degrades him and Huck. Twain did this because he was afraid of the social critics in his day. Huck was a good person despite what the ending of the book may have appeared him to be.

Huck is a walking contradiction to the belief of environmentalism. The

definition for an environmentalist taken from Oxford states: "A person who

considers that environment has the primary influence on the development if a

person or group,". Huck was taught that blacks were lower then whites, and should not be treated as equals, so according to this belief he should have hated blacks, but he didn't. Huck was too smart and open minded for the belief of white supremacy.

Huck has had positive interactions with blacks, and has taken a liking to the

wasn't offered guidance and advice, like most kids are. This is one of the reasons he was so open minded. If he had grown up in a household with a slave and seen black's treated lower then him then he might have had a different idea of black's.This is the same in modern day to, it is environmentalism, and it's apparent throughout time and throughout the world. Being deprived of a family and schooling, left his mind blank of impressions and when he finally did have an interaction with a black person it was positive.

Huck from being a deep and respectable character to something much less

Nearing the end of the book we meet Tom Sawyer; a main character from

If one disregards the ending of the book as a publicity ploy, Huck turns out to be someone with good intent. He was trying to free a slave, and that was a very gutsy move in which he risked his own life to save another's. Huck was lucky notto be around people who would imprint negative ideas on his mind. He had no racist baggage with him when he had a positive interaction with a black. Huck was a good person and very open minded.

slave Jim, who he helped to free, to go with him on his wild adventure. Huck never had very much schooling. This is one of the reasons he is so smart. It may sound odd, but the

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