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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Huckleberry Finn ch 1-6
The first six chapters show that Huck Finn is a very self reliant and curious boy. Due to the fact that his father abused him and abandoned him early in his life he has learned to take care of himself. He is very grounded and doesn't have very many fantasies of his own, he follows the ones thought up by others, like his friend Tom Sawyer. While Huck doesn't always believe everything Tom says he follows along because of his curiousity and fear of being left out. One instance of this is shown when Tom says they are going to rob a "bunch of A-rabs" and Huck follows along because he wants to see the camels and elephants that are supposed to be with them. While Huck has learned to read and write a little he doesn't do well with numbers which is shown in his comment that he "could say the multiplication table up to seven times six is thirty five." Huck is a very superstitious boy who believes that even something as small as killing a spider will bring the worst bad luck possible.
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This is a very good example of Huck's knowledge. It becomes apparent that Huck doesnt always agree with what Tom is saying when he makes smart comments or argues giving alternative ways of doing something. He often disagrees with what he is told to do, but does tend to look past it and just follow and do as he is told, which shows that he is afraid due to his abusive past, making him feel obligated to listen. It also is clear that he was abused when he is scared of messing with Jim and decides to just be a bystander to Tom. I believe that the reason Huck is so easily influenced by the ones around him is because he has had a hard past, and because he had an alchoholic father that beat him, he had to grow up fast and never really had anyone to look up to. He lived a rough childhood, and that set how he would handle situations all throughout his future, even when he was placed in a "rich" household.
ReplyDeleteLukas try and move towards specific text and away from some of the bigger plot issues. I like this quote, "I believe that the reason Huck is so easily influenced by the ones around him is because he has had a hard past, and because he had an alchoholic father that beat him, he had to grow up fast and never really had anyone to look up to." Keep focusing on Huck's battle with reality and fiction.
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