The reinforcement of racial stereotypes in literature and films can be a difficult topic for many individuals. There have been many works throughout our country's history that have encouraged and promoted racial stereotypes among the African-American race, such as sambo; the dollar; the mother and the magic black man. All of these racial stereotypes have desensitized American culture and created the idea that racism in literature and films is acceptable. In the films and novels The Help, The Whipping Man, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the rude and offensive ways in which African Americans were viewed and treated only worked to promote the horrible racial stereotypes that many people are still trying to overcome. challenge. until today. The Help, is a film based on the life of a young woman named Skeeter and two African American women named Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson. Skeeter, who dreamed of becoming a writer, took action with her own hands. From racial slurs and speeches from African Americans, to cartoon-like depictions of blacks, this classic novel was filled with examples of racial stereotyping. However, the most obvious stereotypes shown in the novel were those placed on Jim. During the time the novel was written, African Americans were considered a completely separate species from whites. They were often seen as underdeveloped and naive due to their superstitious and childish beliefs. Jim, who in the novel was seen as a very happy, smiling, irresponsible and carefree man, acquired the sambo stereotype. This stereotype refers to African American men who are very cheerful, naive and silly. There were many instances in the novel that reinforced this stereotype. For example, the time Huck and Tom Sawyer pranked Jim by hanging his hat from a tree while he was