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Mark Twain uses The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to make a personal statement on the issue of slavery. Explain how and why Huck’s attitude toward slaves and slavery changes throughout the novel, based on his personal relationship with Jim. PLEASE HELP ME FIND QUOTES AND SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC

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Huck's attitude towards Jim changes from him thinking that Jim is just property and an ignorant slave that is below him, to feeling that Jim is his good friend, and equal to him. Huck was raised in a society that devalued the individuality and humanity of slaves; slaves were property to be owned, who couldn't think for themselves, not actual humans with feelings and thoughts. Take for example the numerous pranks that Huck pulled on Jim--they reflect Huck's attitude towards Jim. After the incident where Jim and Huck get separated in the fog, Huck actually thinks that Jim is stupid enough to believe that none of it had happened, and that Jim had imagined it all. Jim calls him on this, chastising Huck for his lack of sensitivity. 

Here he reflects his attitude that Jim is incapable of learning, using reason and logic, or making intelligent arguments.

Later though, Huck's attitude changes. As Jim and Huck experience a lot of trials together, Huck learns to respect and care for Jim as a human being, and as an equal. At the end, he even goes so far as to say about Jim, "I know'd he was white inside." This statement shows how Huck feels that Jim is, to an extent, his equal. His attitude towards Jim has changed from him feeling Jim to be below him and less of a human, to being his equal.

Huckleberry Finn is raised thinking that slaves are, to a certain extent, beneath him. However, as the story progresses, he becomes close to a slave named Jim. The new perspective that he gets from Jim influences him, and by the end of the novel, he sees slaves more like people.

This is a very basic summary. I'm sorry I can't be of more help, but it's been a long time since I've read the book.

To find more information on the topic, just use google. You might have to look through whatever version of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' you have to find quotes.