Racial Issues in Huckleberry FinnAn issue of central importance to Huckleberry Finn is the issue of race. The story takes place during a time of slavery, where black people were considered inferior to white people, sometimes to the point of being considered less than fully human. But Huckleberry Finn challenges traditional notions of the time, through its narrator and main character, Huckleberry Finn. While at first Huck is as oblivious as the rest of society to the inaccuracy of society's attitudes, he has many experiences that help him form his own perspective on racial issues. Through the adventures and misadventures of Huck Finn and the slave Jim, Twain challenges traditional societal views of race and encourages people to form their own views of what is wrong and what is right. Huck begins in the novel as a character who sees things as they really are. Huck admits that some stories about him and Tom Sawyer are exaggerated. About Tom Sawyer, Huck says that "this book was written by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, for the most part. There were things he stretched, but mostly he told the truth” (Twain 4). We can, however, trust Huck a little more. Huck has no reason to exaggerate the story he is going to tell. Tom Sawyer had his rabbits and his elephants. “I thought he believed in A-rabs and elephants, but as for me, I think differently” (Twain 14). So Huck tells the things in his story as they happened. There is no need to exaggerate. Huck Finn is therefore a reasonably reliable narrator; he sees the truth as it is, and likewise he speaks it as it is. Huck Finn fakes his own death then runs away from home. The immediate cause is to escape from his father. Middle of paper underlying...might blame him. It feels right to him and he will do it. This action goes against social norms. A white person was never expected to care about a black person, let alone help them escape. But that's exactly what Huck did. Huck opened his mind to the idea that slavery is a bad thing; he has taken a big step in this direction. In this way, Huck Finn attacks the social norm of slavery in particular and racism in general. Depictions of race and challenges to social norms of racism are an important part of the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck himself undergoes a change; he stops accepting social norms and instead follows his own beliefs. He acquires these beliefs after many adventures with the slave Jim. In this way, Twain encourages people to be like Huck and not accept racism just because society accepts it..