Abidet, AminaZerrouki, Zina2018-03-212018-03-212015http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2616This research aims at investigating the issue of racism in Mark Twain's novel The adventures of Huckleberry finn. The main objective of this study is to examine Mark Twain's contribution in portraying racism in his novel . In this regard,the thesis will be divided into three chapters ,The first chapter will investigate the concepts of race and racism in the United States. Its aim is to display how these concepts can be used in an American society .The second chapter focuses on the ethnocentricity in American literature ,we will also introduce the historical background of the novel. The aim of this chapter is to show ethnocentrism in Mark Twain's book ,it will be followed with a third chapter that investigates the problem of racism in Huckleberry Finn in terms of characterization ,plot ,and themes with an attempt to answer the questions raised before,. A short summary and the conclusion will discuss the results that may come out from the analysis.enNovel : Mark Twain : Huckleberry finnRacism : Mark Twain's novelOther