Was Twain a racist?Asking the question in the 21st century is as wise as asking the same of Lincoln.If we read the words and attitudes of the past through the “wisdom” of the considered moral judgments of the present,we will find nothing but error.Lincoln,who believed the black man the inferior of the white, fought and won a war to free him.And Twain, raised in a slave state, briefly a soldier,and inventor of Jim,may have done more to anger the nation over racial injustice and awaken its collective conscience than any other novelist in the past century.
65.How do Twain's novels on slavery differ from Stowe's?
A.Twain was more willing to deal with racism.
B.Twain's attack on racism was much less open.
C.Twain's themes seemed to agree with plots.
D.Twain was openly concerned with racism.
66.Recent criticism of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn arose partly from its
________.
A.target readers at the bottom
B.anti-slavery attitude
C.rather impolite language
D.frequent use of “nigger”
67.What best proves Twain's anti-slavery stand according to the author?
A.Jim's search for his family was described in detail.
B.The slave's voice was first heard in American novels.
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