Comparing Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn And The Jungle
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Logan Pearsall Smith once said, “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” This quotation means that the important and meaningful lesson of the story is what is implied by the author, not what is actually written on the paper. By the term “whispers”, Pearsall Smith is referring to the morals of the story. I agree with this quotation as it holds true in many classical pieces of literature. Both the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair support the idea that the underlying message and morals implied by the author is what is important and crucial to gather from reading the novel. The book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain demonstrates that the morals and underlying thought of the story, which is the most important and crucial part, is not whats actually written in words. One way this piece of literature proves…show more content… This novel is written with the topic of racism and slavery, which was excessively popular among the South during this time. Mark Twain is bringing light to the outrageous idea and acts of slavery and racism by writing about the life of Huck Finn. An example of this underlying theme of racism is in the quotation, ”Because Mary Jane 'll be in mourning from this out; and first you know the nigger that does up the rooms will get an order to box these duds up and put 'em away; and do you reckon a nigger can run across money and not borrow some of it?” writes Twain, touching upon how the blacks in the south are characterized and thought of. This is important because the duke is entailing that black people will always steal when given the opportunity. Twain writes this scene in the novel to show the importance between the theme of racism and the underlying message and morals of the story are. Another example of Twain calling