American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, is famous, or rather infamous, for satirically criticizing society's values ​​by demonstrating human nature through its characters. His novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is no exception. At the beginning of the novel there is a warning not to try to find a motive, moral or plot. Those who attempt to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; people; the attempt to find a moral in it will be banished; people who try to find a place there will be shot. (p1, Twain) In this passage the Chief Ordinance, GG, implies that anyone who attempts to analyze the novel, anyone who tries to find a deeper meaning in the novel, will be punished. Despite the humorous caveat, it is clear that Twain uses his central character's struggles in a complex world to reveal elements of human nature and the values ​​of his era's society. Twain uses his character's difficulties to demonstrate the human nature of the company in order to criticize one of the values ​​of the society of his era: racism. Jim is an excellent example of how Twain demonstrates human nature. Jim is a black slave from the fictional city of St. Petersburg, Missouri, who decides to run away from his owner, Miss Watson, out of fear of being sold south to New Orleans. Jim meets Huckleberry Finn, who is also running away, and the two quickly develop a bond as they have managed to relate to each other. Jim is a black slave, someone's property, and Huck comes from the lowest level of white society. The friendship between Jim and Huck demonstrates the human nature of companionship. “Well, I did. I said I wouldn't do it and I'll stick to that. Honest Indian, I will. People would call me… middle of paper… inn Mark Twain demonstrated the callousness of racism. Twain used the struggles of his central characters in a complex world to reveal elements of human nature and elements of social values; in doing so he demonstrated that racism, one of society's values, is against human nature. By the time the book was first published, in 1884, the American Civil War had already ended and technically all black men and women were free. However, in the South, racism was still institutionalized through the passing of regulations such as Jim Crow laws. Although black men and women were technically “free,” they were still largely oppressed. Mark Twain, through his intelligent use of the Missouri Negro dialect and his generous use of the "n-word" (219 times), thoroughly explored the world of morals and values, while at the same time making a powerful statement against racism..