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Questions Chapters 1-51. The time period of the novel takes place in the 1830-40's. We know this because of how the characters talk, and that Huck mentions the book takes place in the 1800's. We also know it took place here because the Civil War had not yet occurred.
2. The point of view is given from Huck's perspective, this influences the story because the reader is only given how Huck feels and his opinions, rather than the other characters and the other character's surroundings. Questions Chapters 6-11 1. Pap has Huck locked up because Huck does not want to live with Pap. Not only this but Huck want's to go back to the widow's house, so Pap locks him up so he cannot escape.
2. On bottom of Page 3. An abolitionist is someone who disagrees with the practice of slavery. Huck is concerned about being called one because he is not going to tell anyone or snitch on Jim, because Jim had run away. Especially with the time period of the book taking place during mid slavery periods. 4. The four things that gave Huck away are him mistaking his name, the way he was threading, he doesn't throw stiff-armed, and when he caught something on his lap, he clapped his legs together. The woman decided to give Huck tips on how to act like a better girl. Three that'd give boys away: - Hair - Voice - Facial hair Three things that'd give a girl away: - Body Structure - Nails - Voice Chapters 12-161. The story Jim tells about King Solomon is two women claiming to be the mother of the same child, so King Solomon had suggested cutting the baby in half for both of them to have half. Jim interprets this story very badly as he believes King Solomon is a fool for wanting to cut a child in half. Jim also believes that King's can receive all the riches they want.
2. Jim's reaction to Huck was he was rather upset that Huck had tried to pull a prank on him, that was so mean. He had claimed that he didn't know what to do without Huck by his side. This tells us that Jim is very dependent on Huck and he relies on him to get to the free states. This makes me feel bad for Jim, because he was taken advantage of in his vulnerability, and makes me see Jim as more of a person, rather than the slave the book describes him as. 3. I believe Jim is very superstitious because back then religion was a major deal, and Jim had believed more in religion and God than he did other things. Back then you had to attend church a lot and that was the regulation. Anything else was taboo. 4. This line tells us that Huck follows the ordeal of black people being slaves, however since he had caused trouble to Jim that had upset him, he had felt sympathy. This line tells us that Huck views Jim not as a slave, but as a person. 5. Huck is struggling because he grew up being taught that black people are slaves, and that they belong to people. When the men who are looking for the 5 escaped slaves, he decides he couldn't tell on Jim, and tells the men that his family has smallpox. The men then decide to give Huck forty dollars and give him directions to a treatment facility that is twenty miles away. Huck then debates that if he had told on Jim, he would feel guilty, and if he hadn't told on Jim, he would still feel guilty, so he decides to overlook it and continue helping Jim escape. Chapters 17-211. The Grangerford family is a family who is very wealthy, and offered to take Huck in due to his fake sob story he had told them. The Grangerford's are somewhat fake as they have a feud with the Shepardsons, a neighboring family, but no one knows the actual reason why. However there was a boy and a girl from each family who had ended up falling in like, similar to Romeo and Juliet.
2. I believe Twain included this in his book because the feud between the Grangerfords and Shepardsons is based off a true story. Twain used satire to show how life was back then, and had made the feud much more dramatized than it was. 3. Due to Huck's background, he has gone through a lot, and it makes me feel bad fr him. Huck is just a young boy who hasn't had much experience in the world, and now that he's on his own, he's experiencing all these problems that normal boys his age wouldn't go through. 4. The "King" and the "Duke" are run away con-artists. They claim to be royalty, even though they're not, because they want Huck and Jim to treat them nicely. Huck is aware that they're both lying, but I believe Huck enjoys seeing and hearing the lies and fake stories the two tell. Jim, however, believes that they're both actually a King and Duke, and he treats then with his highest regards. 5. I don't think the Duke's plan will work because back in this time, money was a very valued item, so if people saw Huck, the King, and the Duke carrying Jim, they might try to take Jim away from them so they can turn them in and get the reward themselves. I don't think that their plan will work in their favor. Questions 22-261. The line at the end of the handbill states "No Ladies and Children allowed", meaning the show will be full of men with their friends, who are trying to get away from their families and children for the night. This is because being seen as someone with responsibility, especially with being a man in this era, there are a lot of expectations for you.
2. a) Huck didn't see the use in telling Jim because he was trying to protect him. He wanted Jim to stay on the same story as the King and Duke, and Huck didn't want to explain to Jim about Kings and Dukes since Jim doesn't know a lot about them b) Since Jim is poorly educated due to him being a slave, he is not aware of how real Kings and Dukes act, so when Jim sees the King and the Duke pretending, he believes them easily. They put on a play for expensive tickets and did nearly nothing, and they still collected a ton of money, Jim would've been confused otherwise. 3. We see Huck has good morals here because the King and the Duke had scammed another town, by claiming they were the brothers of the deceased, Peter Wilks. Peter Wilks had passed down a massive fortune to his brothers, which the King and Duke posed as. They also pretended Huck and Jim were servanys to make their act seem more believable. 4. The doctor knows the King and Dukes are fake because when the King gave a speech to the town, he had faked a poor British Accent, and the doctor had knew it was faked. He said it wa the worst British accent, especially compared to Peter Wilks. 5. The King and the Duke don't leave because they want more money. They want to sell the land and slaves to make more than $6,000, but Huck doesn't want this to happen so he takes the $6,000 and sneaks out with it before anyone could see him.
1. People stayed up with the dead during this time period because it was known as ritual to keep animals like rodents and bugs out of the casket. Due to this, Huck couldn't go and get the $6,000 from the casket because people were guarding it
2. Since Huck told Mary Jane they would see their family again in two weeks, it shows the readers that Huck feels sympathy for these people and he wants to reassure them that they'll be okay. He told Mary Jane this because of her mental breakdown due to her father passing away. We see Huck is very compassionate for people. 3. When the real Wilks brothers arrived in town, they realized that one pair of brothers mus be a fraud, so the townspeople use two different methods to identify the real pair of brothers. The first test was making the King and Duke and the real Wilks brothers write so they could compare their handwriting to old letters that had been sent to their father. This test quickly proves that the King and the Duke are fake, however the King argues that the Duke had broke his hand, so they decide to do another test. The second test consists of Harvey claiming he's seen a tattoo on his brothers chest, so him and the King both give descriptions of the tattoo, and when they go to dig up the casket to see the tattoo, the $6,000 that Huck failed to retrieve was there. Chapters 31-351. When Huck says "You can't pray a lie", he was referencing when he prayed for forgiveness for helping a slave run away. Helping slaves was seen as a bad thing by society back then, and Huck felt bad about it. However, due to Huck's friendship and bond he shares with Jim, he decided what he was doing wasn't wrong, and he didn't need forgiveness.
2. Huck was writing a letter to Tom Sawyer, in order to have Tom Sawyer inform Miss Watson of where Jim is. Huck decides to tear up this letter due to how close of friends he and Jim had gotten, and how kind Jim has been to Huck. He decides helping Jim was worth being punished in the afterlife. 3. Huck was disappointed and surprised when Tom Sawyer agreed to help him because Tom was going against the society's norms. Tom did what he thought would make him more popular. I think that Huck being surprised is a little upsetting considering all they're doing is helping someone with a different color skin tone. 4. Huck shows his empathy in these two phrases, as he knows he is somewhat responsible for the King and Duke being tied to a rail. I think Huck means that conscious, empathy, and compassion are natural and will have more power than the truth will. I also believe that these statements are talking about how mankind can be selfish, and every person follows their own will, for their own personal gain. 5. Since Tom and Huck were breaking Jim free, they decided that they needed it to get more attention, especially since Tom was helping. They could've chosen an easier option to break Jim out; however, they didn't because they wanted to break Jim free with some pizzazz. Chapters 36-401. I believe Tom's motivation is that he wanted to tell an amazing breakout story, because of how complicated he made Jim's break out plan, when it didn't need to be that complicated. I believe Huck's motivation was to free Jim, Huck has become good friends with and he cares for him, and he takes blame for Jim being captured.
2. Huck and Tom were stealing things from Aunt Sally's house to build a rope ladder to help Jim escape. They were stealing bed sheets, spoons, and some candles. What they "let on" was that it felt like the ladder took 9 months to make, so when Tom and Huck retold this story, they were going to say the rope took 9 months in order to add ore emphasis to the story. It also adds exaggeration. 3. I believe Tom is writing these letters because he doesn't really care for Jim, and wants the reward money. Tom thinks there's a reward due to the King and Duke's flyer that had wanted Jim captured for reward. However, he does not want Miss Watson to see these ads. 4. I believe the plan to free Jim is satire because Mark Twain is making fun of the very big imaginations kids have. Kids will add in many extra ideas for emphasis, such as watering a flower with Jim's tears, and any more. Twain is pointing out the ideas children can come up with, and how effective they an be. 5. Jim risked his life for Tom because Tom needed to go see a doctor. He had said that he wasn't going to leave until Tom had gotten help, in response to this, Huck says "I knowed he was a white man inside" because blacks were not too fond of the whites, and most would not risk their lives for white boys. Chapters 41-end1. Huck feels this way because Tom is sitting in the boat and he has a gunshot in his leg, meanwhile Huck was being treated very nicely and he was warm in bed. Huck had also fwlt like he didn't deserve any of the kindness being shown towards him due to the fact he helped Jim escape, and that him and Tom were lying about who they were.
2. We can see that Jim has become friends with Tom, along with Huck. If Jim had never suggested getting Tom a doctor, Tom would've died, and he respects Jim for that. We've seen the characters become very empathetic towards one another. 3. When Tom woke up, he was happy because he now had his story on how he helped a slave escape, and survived a gunshot wound. He had told Aunt Sally about what had happened, and along with telling his story, he revealed that he wasn't Sid and that Huck wasn't Tom. 4. Throughout the novel, we've seen Huck grow a lot and learn a lot. Huck is a smart kid, and he has become very empathetic and compassionate towards slaves, when he was raised otherwise. Huck helps Jim escape, showing that Huck views Jim as more than just a slave, he see's him as a good friend, and he would rather have his friend be free and happy, even if he went to hell for it. In credit to Mark Twain, I enjoyed having Huck tell the story from his perspective, because he was the most clairvoyant character and he genuinely cares for those around him. |