Read April 3- 25
Summary
The Advetures of Huck Finn take place after the events of Tom Sawyer. Huck is rich, and lives with widow Douglas and her sister,Theyare trying to make Huck more civilized by sending him to school. Huck still sneaks out at night to be in Tom Sawyer's gang of robbers. Huck's father Pap is abusive and a drunk who is after Huck's money. He threatens Huck to stop going to school, but he goes anyway. Pap kidnaps Huck and takes him to an island. He then fakes his own death to escape the beatings. Huck floats down the river to Jackson island and finds Miss. Watson's slave Jim. He ran away in fear of being sold. When they learn people are coming to search the island the build a raft and float down the river. Huck has a hard time figuring out what the right thing to do is. Society tells him to turn Jim in, but Huck felt that slavery was wrong. They meet the duke and king, and together they plot to steal a family's fortune. The eldest of the family passed and the family was waiting for two brothers to come from overseas. The duke and king posed as the brothers, and Huck was a child. The plot didn't work out, so they sold Jim back into slavery. Tom Sawyer comes and he helps Jim escape, but Tom is shot and Jim is recaptured. Tom then tells Jim that he was freed in Miss Watson's will.
Character List
Huck Finn- Main character
Jim- Miss Watson's slave that runs away
Tom Sawyer- Huck's friend
Pap- Huck's alcoholic dad
King and Duke- the tricksters that cause all kinds of trouble
Qoutes to Remember
"Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better."- Huck Finn
“I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.”- Huck Finn
“Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?” - Huck Finn
Critique
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is just like Tom Sawyer. It explores the mind of a child. It is filled with action and sprinkled with Imagination. I think it is a book that everyone should read. I think it teaches a great lesson for younger readers, and is highly enjoyable for older readers. Overall I highly recommend it to everyone.
14- I would change the setting of this book to Missouri. I would do this because Missouri was a slavery state that bordered the north. This would change the story because they would probably flee north as it is closer. This would reshape the entire story. They would have to be careful not to be caught and sent back to the south. I think it would still be an interesting book.
Summary
The Advetures of Huck Finn take place after the events of Tom Sawyer. Huck is rich, and lives with widow Douglas and her sister,Theyare trying to make Huck more civilized by sending him to school. Huck still sneaks out at night to be in Tom Sawyer's gang of robbers. Huck's father Pap is abusive and a drunk who is after Huck's money. He threatens Huck to stop going to school, but he goes anyway. Pap kidnaps Huck and takes him to an island. He then fakes his own death to escape the beatings. Huck floats down the river to Jackson island and finds Miss. Watson's slave Jim. He ran away in fear of being sold. When they learn people are coming to search the island the build a raft and float down the river. Huck has a hard time figuring out what the right thing to do is. Society tells him to turn Jim in, but Huck felt that slavery was wrong. They meet the duke and king, and together they plot to steal a family's fortune. The eldest of the family passed and the family was waiting for two brothers to come from overseas. The duke and king posed as the brothers, and Huck was a child. The plot didn't work out, so they sold Jim back into slavery. Tom Sawyer comes and he helps Jim escape, but Tom is shot and Jim is recaptured. Tom then tells Jim that he was freed in Miss Watson's will.
Character List
Huck Finn- Main character
Jim- Miss Watson's slave that runs away
Tom Sawyer- Huck's friend
Pap- Huck's alcoholic dad
King and Duke- the tricksters that cause all kinds of trouble
Qoutes to Remember
"Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better."- Huck Finn
“I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.”- Huck Finn
“Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?” - Huck Finn
Critique
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is just like Tom Sawyer. It explores the mind of a child. It is filled with action and sprinkled with Imagination. I think it is a book that everyone should read. I think it teaches a great lesson for younger readers, and is highly enjoyable for older readers. Overall I highly recommend it to everyone.
14- I would change the setting of this book to Missouri. I would do this because Missouri was a slavery state that bordered the north. This would change the story because they would probably flee north as it is closer. This would reshape the entire story. They would have to be careful not to be caught and sent back to the south. I think it would still be an interesting book.