1. What Does It Mean to Be an American?
In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Twain uses racism, slavery, and freedom throughout his book. ... It involves racism towards blacks mostly, and Twain often uses the words "slave" and "nigger" throughout the book. In my opinion, the book is not racist at all. ... Blanche inherited an estate called the Belle Reve, and in the opening scene, she admits to Stella that she has lost the estate. In a summary of Blanche's life, she was somewhat wealthy and then after the death of her husband, the loss of Belle Reve, and her leave of absence from her high school teach...
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