Black and White

Today Mrs. Ray was talking about how Twain took a different view on things and made Jim (black) good and Pap (white) bad. I actually don't think that there race has an effect on how we feel about them. It is more about their actions. Pap is a drunk, abusive and racist man. So of course we are all going to hate him. Jim is a nice man who runs away, and yes running away was looked down upon by slave owners, but he did it to protect himself. I feel as though if Pap wasn't a drunk and abusive man, we still wouldn't agree with how he treats black people. We would feel more sympathy for Jim rather than Pap, considering Jim will always be the underdog as long as he is a slave. So that's my view on the whole white black thing, being some sort of symbol.