The ending of the book was really cool because you just knew that Huck and Tom would have to be reunited by the conclusion. I just didn't expect the family Huck was joshing to be Tom Sawyer's family! I f i were a character at the point in the story when Tom and Huck are preparing to sill Jim back, (I would most definitely) be a good guy lol but I probably would have done the same as Huck and just let Tom do his thing.I think the setting was important because it teaches us about life in the early south through experience and takes it from a fun point of view. The scene in which the "king and "duke" put on a play ( The royal nonesuch) to scam residents kind of reminded me of the "Royal Wedding" scene from Lemony Snicket's series of unfortunate events where all the protagonists escape. This part is unrealistic in a humorous way because its hard to imagine two scam artists just walking into a town and fooling everyone in sight.
I took the book for face value and I remember reading past all the words Tom used to describe the different steam boats in the dialogue. Does anybody know what a Texas is? ha ha(: I was intrigued by the issues brought up involving slavery. People were really brought up believing that all blacks were lower than Whites and were pieces of property. I mean I already knew this about the time period but its interesting to comprehend what the price is on a human life. Huck struggled with what he was tought is right. I think he could not stick to what he was tought because he knew in the very pit of his being that sometimes what is commonly told to us by authority can be wrong. In the beggining of the novel the author jokingly states that any readers who attempt to find a moral will be punished. I agree with him. The only thing close to a moral in this story is the idea that common knowledge on ethics can be improved. The purpose of this novel was to entertain readers and to educate readers about the fabric this time period was really made of.
I agree with your thinking that there' nothing really close to a moral in the story. I also think that you did a good job of catching that Jim and Huck were growing somewhat closer together. I also agree when you said that you thought Huck and Tom had to be reunited by the end of the book. I remember thinking the exact same thing, but it didn't really stick with me.(:
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with where you say it reminded you of " A series of unfortunate events", because while i read your blog i thought about it and it made since that both situaitons were similar.
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that stands out most in your post is the Royal Nunsuch. This seemed to have triggered some prior background knowledge for you in the Lemony Snicket's allusion you make. I would like to see you to expand on that particular scene and explain how the King and Duke manipulate, exploit, and confuse the people they meet and why Huck seems to be wise to their ways.
ReplyDeleteYou have done something very important here without possibly realizing it. Connecting texts to other texts (film, t.v., books, or otherwise) is a very important skill because it creates cultural awareness as well as gives you an insight to what is happening in a texts. Because you can make these types of connections, you should be able to understand the context and content much better.
KUDOS to you; this is something you should try to do as you continue reading, viewing and listening to whatever it may be.
I don't agree with you saying Huck believed authority was wrong deep down; I just think he put loyalty to a friend above an authority he didn't even have most his life. Your last statement is true too, it is amazing how he talked about serious issues and still made it light-hearted. Kind of off topic, but what you said about price, isn't it funny how Huck, who has 6,000+, is still thrilled and thinks himself rich when he finds a penny.
ReplyDeleteI love the comparison with Series of Unfortunate Events. It made this blog very interesting to read! I agree with how you think about the racial tone in this book. I knew it was going to be in here but it was just different thinking about how the racism plays such a large role in this book.
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