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My mixed opinions about Huckleberry Finn, Robinson Crusoe, the Best American Essays, and Tender Is The Night

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - This book is kinda racist. And it’s not because of the N-word; it’s because of the horrible portrayal of Jim--an adult man who is depicted as a bumbling idiot who is deathly afraid of witches and ghosts. Especially in the first third of the book, I cringed during most of the sections with Jim. There’s a…

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