Comparative Discussion on Ethnic Representation in American Literature
A Comparative Discussion on Ethnic Representation in American Literature The United States has been a country frequently stroked by international conflict when coming to “race” and ethnicity. ... Regardless of the great differences in styles and contexts, there is one shared occurrence in the two texts, namely the representation of “race”/ethnicity. ... Slavery and Americans’ attitudes towards it, is frequently discussed in the novel and a character that has a great part in the discussion, is the runaway slave, Jim. Though it seems that only Jim is the ethnic representation in the novel, one has to consider his symbolic value and contextual significance.