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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
Never read Huck Finn I don't think. What is the lesson that it is supposed to teach? If it is racism I can think of much better books, like To Kill a Mocking Bird.
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Huck Finn assails racist beliefs in a MUCH different fashion than To Kill a Mocking Bird - in fact, the existence of racism might be the only overlap.
For that reason, it shouldn't be a "one-or-the-other" thing - Huck Finn's angle essentially attacks the fundamental stupidity of embracing Christian values while denigrating other races, and is somewhat biting in tone and effect.
In short: To Kill a Mockingbird is probably better literature, but Huck Finn might be the stronger argument.
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