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The novel “The Tragedy of  Pudd’n Head Wilson” by Mark Twain is a narrative that is plotted on the setting of Dawson’s Landing, a town in Missouri that lies along the banks of river Mississippi. Basically, it is referred as a slaveholding town that is rich in grains and pork that are nurtured by slaves. However, this novel is composed on segment of people’s lives that expose both negative and positive experiences. The coexistence on many characters creates a detailed pattern that extremely asserts coexistence of several themes throughout the novel and also its setting. Moreover, the theme of race is perhaps the major theme whereby the arbitrary nature of racial classification is prevalent throughout the narrative. Moreover, Twain critically reveals the issue of racial classifications which is mainly based on the two races that are; the Native Americans and the slaves who are the African Americans. Racial distinctions segregate the ethnicity of Dawson landing through ethical traits. However, the theme of racism that is prevalent throughout the narrative is a factor that influence slaves oppression and deprive them liberty.
Racial identity is a concept that has been used in the novel to identify slaves. A person with black ancestry could be owned as a slave therefore regarded as white man’s property. However, the people of Dawson landi…