Twain's portrayal of America in Huck Finn can be described as both relevant and irrelevant to our America today. One major theme, racism, is a main focus of this novel. We can't exactly say that the racist view point in today's society is exactly the same, but there still is some racism that lingers around our society. Many people judge each other based on religious views, backgrounds, or even skin color, and that portrayal in Twain's novel relates to a certain amount. Even though the racism in this novel does focus around slavery, near the end of the novel you can see a viewpoint of how it relates to today. Although Jim was a freed slave, he was still at first judged differently when they didn't know that he was free.
Twain's novel is different from America today because of the way they portray society. Society in the novel is not civilized it is mainly controlled by selfish people. Pap, the king, and the duke can all be examples to this. They are selfish and earn things wrongfully. They do outrageous and horrible tasks to get what they want. Our society is not completely civilized, but "everyone" does not earn what they want or need wrongfully.
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