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This paper explores one of the most controversial issues on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Despite its dramatic success, Lee’s novel has been charged with racism and became involved in the censorship battle both in the U. S. and Canada. Some claim that the novel is a champion of the battle against racism in America, while others argue that it shows serious problems in handling racial issues. This simultaneous praise and criticism reveal a remarkable similarity between this novel and Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In fact, since the first publications of To Kill a Mockingbird, critics pointed out the similarities between these two novels. However, their comparisons are limited mostly to superficial similarities, such as narrators, settings, and thematic issues, for example. A more careful comparison reveals there are significant differences between these two novels in their treatments of racial issues. Mark Twain’s novel subverts racial stereotypes by carefully developing Jim’s character. Lee’s novel, on the other hand, reinforces the “good darky” stereotype. While Mark Twain’s novel highlights the efforts of the African-Americans in the struggle for racial justice in America, Lee’s novel minimizes the African-American presence in the battle. Mark Twain’s vision for the New South is radical enough to warrant a much debated “evasion ending.” Lee’s vision, on the other hand, can be called “Jim Crow” liberalism at most. Thus, this paper answers the charge of racism on To Kill a Mockingbird by comparing it to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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I. 『앵무새 죽이기』와 『허클베리 핀의 모험』
 II. “삼보”와 “톰 아저씨”
 III. “운명의 주인, 영혼의 선장”
 IV. 짐 크로우(Jim Crow) 진보주의자
 V. 인종주의 논쟁에 대한 대답
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• 유영종 [ Young Jong Yoo | 인하대 ]

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• 간행물명

  미국소설 [마크 트웨인 리뷰]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1738-5784

• 수록기간

  1991~2020

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 843 DDC 813