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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn 7-11
After the first few chapters of the book it is shown that Huck goes to school and is being given an education under the care of Miss Watson, but he does not seem to enjoy it. Most people, because of this, think that he is unintelligent. However, later in the book, Huckleberry escapes from his father's house, fakes is own death, and lives on his own until he finds Jim. Even before he runs off Huck had, for the most part, taken care of his needs and his well being himself. Those acts would not be able to be done by someone who is 'dumb', but someone who has common sense and is clever. Huckleberry Finn is a good example of what it means to be clever, yet not entirely book smart.
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Perhaps Huck dislikes school not because of his lack of intelligence, but rather because of his personality. I agree that Huck faking his own death is a good representation of his intelligence and wit. I believe that Huck has obtained this common sense due to being left in his own often, leaving him to fend for himself.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that Twain may be satirizing the idea of a proper education?
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