Racism
...n American people because they are black. Mark Twain makes fun of southerners, and at the same time isn't racist against African Americans, Southerners weren't really shown to be dumb and immature during the time period of slavery. Everything was put on the African Americans and all the attention went to them. Mark Twain is the only one that makes fun of southerners like Pap in the book who is a drunk, racist, and he is mulatto. Twain shows how the Grangerfords and Sheperdsons go at against each other and have grudges with each other for literally no reason. They threaten to kill one another if the ever see them on their property. Twain shows this because people don't realize how immature southerners are towards another. He shows that southerners are very superstitious in what they be...