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Saturday, November 27, 2010
My thoughts on Huck Finn
I think that Huck Finn is a good book. Even though its an easier read and it is written for younger boys, i still really like it. I can always make connections to it through some of the things i would do when i was little like pull pranks, mine might not of been as "good" as there's though. Just the humor he throws in there is what i think pulls the whole story together and makes you want to keep reading. The one thing that it was hard to get use to was the N-word, there are times where its either unnecessary or just over used. I know that they used it a lot back then and it was just how things went but its just hard to get used to cause most people are taught today that we shouldn't refer to colored people as the N-word. Other than that the story isn't predictable at all but its an adventure story that shows different conflicts that they go through. It actually made me sad when Huck was going to go turn Jim in. I thought for sure he was more loyal than that, I'm glad he lied to the men and got money. The relationship between Huck and Jim are pretty equal. I don't think Huck looks down on Jim, I think he sees him pretty much as a friend. I thought this really stood out that night Jim came back from the town and he heard that the Older Man was coming out to look for Jim to kill him, And Huck made distractions, the fire in another place. Then when Huck told Jim the news he said come on WE have to get out of here. I thought this showed that they were together through all of this. Finally when they got to the fog and got separated and Huck played a prank on Jim, i thought that that he thought it was just going to be a funny laugh but when he realized that it actually hurt Jim he was sad. He just wanted to play a prank, but Jim didn't take it the way he thought he would, I think this kind of showed Huck and put him in his place that he needs to be nice to keep the only things he has around. From what i have read so far i really like this book and I'm sure there are going to be a lot more adventures and crazy things that happen!
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I like what you are gettin at and i like what you are taking away from the book. i can totally see you being a prankster :) it was a little summaryish but good thoughts
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ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying the book. I think the scene after the separation in the fog is a key one, and will be useful to you in your upcoming essay. I'm interested to hear what you think of the reading assigned over the break!