He also shows a slight disrespect to the government during the incidents were Pap gets arrested. During the conversation with Jim and Huck, Twain also reveals his dislike of slavery. Huck talks about Pap with some disgust and disregard. This quote shows that Huck is still troubled by helping Jim and that he still does not yet understand that Jim is just as human as those people who own his children. This shows a stage in his growth in understanding about slavery and Jim.
Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.
Huck begins to realize the true nature of humans being the polite exterior of society. This shows a belief of Twain and can even be considered and general truth in any society. Well, if ever I struck anything like it, I m a nigger. It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race. Huck says this about the duke and king and is discouraged by their rough manners and attitudes to make him ashamed of his own race.