Quotes from the book:
Quote 1:
Well, den, dey ain't no sense in a cat talkin' like a man. Is a cow a man? – er is a cow a cat?"
"No, she ain't either of them."
"Well, den, she ain't got no business to talk like either one er the yuther of 'em. Is a Frenchman a man?"
"Yes."
"WELL, den! Dad blame it, why doan' he TALK like a man? You answer me DAT!"
I see it warn't no use wasting words – you can't learn a nigger to argue. So I quit.
Huck’s racism prevents him from seeing that Jim argues well.
Quote 2:
"It's a dead man. Yes, indeedy; naked, too. He's ben shot in de back. I reck'n he's ben dead two er three days. Come in, Huck, but doan' look at his face – it's too gashly."
Unlike the way that Huck lies to others, Jim deceives Huck only with the best of intentions. Jim doesn’t exactly lie, he only hides the truth to protect Huck.
Well, den, dey ain't no sense in a cat talkin' like a man. Is a cow a man? – er is a cow a cat?"
"No, she ain't either of them."
"Well, den, she ain't got no business to talk like either one er the yuther of 'em. Is a Frenchman a man?"
"Yes."
"WELL, den! Dad blame it, why doan' he TALK like a man? You answer me DAT!"
I see it warn't no use wasting words – you can't learn a nigger to argue. So I quit.
Huck’s racism prevents him from seeing that Jim argues well.
Quote 2:
"It's a dead man. Yes, indeedy; naked, too. He's ben shot in de back. I reck'n he's ben dead two er three days. Come in, Huck, but doan' look at his face – it's too gashly."
Unlike the way that Huck lies to others, Jim deceives Huck only with the best of intentions. Jim doesn’t exactly lie, he only hides the truth to protect Huck.