Review: Slavery, Stereotypes, and Satire: Laughing Fit To Kill

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March issue of the American Slave Collection, 1820-1922: Two works of the American Antiquities Association used imitation and satire to counter the assertion of American slavery support in the 1930s. The following is a three-volume journal of British abolitionists in the prewar US. "Abolitionism reveals that the principle of abolishment is harmful to slaves themselves, harmful to the country, and contrary to God's clear order, they resolve labor unions They are using anti-slavery war to divide, They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of rot. 2d Peter, ii.10

Mark Twain born in 1835 lived in an important period and slavery was an important topic of discussion. Therefore, both sides analyzed people claiming to be racists or anti-racist / satiric racist. Looking at this language, Twain uses this language, not ironic of anxiety and contempt. He showed them as objects and perpetuated the stereotypes and marked Twain that certain races are inherently superior to other races. For example, the word "nug" best supports this idea. And in the novel, everyone seems to be racist, even HuckleBerry himself. At the same time, Jim's "nigger" is a stereotype character, and there are religious contraindications and superstitions that white readers often smile. We need to consider the age of this work. It is an era of slavery. Therefore, the civil war broke out in the United States.

In the meantime, the black stereotype is common in Caucasian society. Twain will satire the stereotypes of white society and try to delicately make society laugh. Hack's growth experience tells him that slavery is part of the natural order. Therefore, he did not find a problem with how to handle slaves. At the beginning of the journey between Hack and Jim, Hack thought that Jim was different from him. He said, "When we were ready to push, we were one quarter mile under the island, it was a very broad day, so I lay the gym on a canoe and quilt (Twain 51) Here, Huck incorrectly believes that people can find black people to form long distances At the moment he is still blacks are fundamentally from whites This is another example of a general stereotype at the time, he does not know how to come to Lynch