Journal 18

At the end of the Book Jim is let free by Miss Watson in her will. He was free all along, but if they would have known then Huck and Jim would have never known each other like they did and Huck would have never grown to be a wise young man. Huck is still the same but his view on blacks, wright or wrong, and compassion is totally different.

Journal 17

Huck int his part of the book pretends to be Tom Sawyer in Toms aunt and uncles house. Huck really feels bad for lying to The aunt becasue she has treated his so well.He even sheds a tear when he talks about Sid. Twain shows this compassionate side if Huck because of the transformation that Huck has gone through. Jim affected his life had attitude in a whole different way.

Journal 16

In this section we see a brave part of Huck that really sounds like he knows who he is and what he believes. He tells Tom Sawyer that he doesn't care what the authorities think, but he is going to get Jim no matter what. He says that nothing can really stand in his way because he knows what he wants. Twain wrote this character with a rough childhood and an exciting adventure in which society confuses him, but at the end he find him self and he learns compassion.

Journal 15

In this last sections of the book Huck yet again struggles with what the wright thing to is. He though about Jim day and knight and missed him dearly. He remembers all the things he was taught by Miss Watson and so he wrights a letter to her explaining where Jim is. As he is about to send it he remembers Jim and his compassion. He remembers when Jim thought Huck was lost , the times he called him Honey At the end Huck says i will go to hell then and decides to help Jim. Twain writes this part because it is an important point in Huck's journey where he had a choice between with going with what he beliefs of what other say is write.

Journal 14

In this section of the book Huck truly sees the affectionate side of Jim. When Huck sees Jim in the morning he is moaning about missing his wife and children. Huck couldn't understand that because he thought only white folks care for their family. He was even surprised when Jim told him about how he feels bad for yelling at his deaf daughter. Huck and Jim are growing closer and Huck is seeing a whole new side of Jim that he had never known.

Journal 13

When the crowd of this town approach Sherman they babble on how he should be lynched. Sherman make fun of them and send them back to where they came from. This section is funny to me because the crowd should have take Sherman and lynched but they feared him so much that they didn't do anything but walk away. Twain put this in the book i think to show us the effect of large bosses or intimidating figures on the public.

Journal 12

When Boggs gets shot by Sherman in this section of the book the people just shout Sherman should get lynched, but they take no action. Boggs was a town clown who was always drunk, and Sherman was an intimidating man. When Boggs threatened Sherman, he gets a gun out and ills him in the middle of the town. Twain put this section in the book to show human cruelty and human failures. Sherman saw Boggs daughter running toward him but he still shot Boggs anyway. Twain shows the lack of morals and woeful thinking that lead to chaos.

Journal 11

In this chapter we see the poor white section of a town. This town is beat up with old houses, yards, and tobacco hewing people. Twain explains this neighborhood very vividly because he wants us to understand the standard of living in some towns during that time. He shows the laziness of the people and how they all have nothing better to do than chew tobacco. This filthy neighborhood makes Huck think his living conditions are better than this towns.

Journal 10

In this chapter we see a bond growing between Huck and Jim. Huck had just watched a tragedy so him and Jim ride up on the river relaxed as ever. Huck says he missed being on the river he felt same on it, it was like home to him. Huck and Jim are really getting to know each other and Jim is telling Huck about all his superstitions. Huck sees that Jim is his only family now. He knows that Jim and him have to stick together closely and have each other back.

Journal 9

In this part of the book we see the killing of Buck Grangerford. This shows the affection Huck had toward Buck. He felt really safe for the first time in their family and to know they are all gone it frightened Huck. He saw the whole shooting happen and he was really freaked out. He went to Jim after that wanting nothing to with that place again. He felt sort of responsible for the family dieing because he gave Sophia the bible and the note inside of it.

Journal 8

In this chapter Twain is making a satire about pointless feuds and religious Hippocrates. He shows the Grangerfords family and the Shepherdsons families feud and tells house they don't even know why they are fighting. He also shows hoe curios Huck is towards this pointless feud. This feud isn't just a game twain shows that blood was shed mounts of times over this feud. In church they learn about brotherly love and when Huck looks at their lap they were holding rifles. This a huge satire of the book because stuff thought in church is just for ears and when they are actually near each other they want to kill one another.

plot sequence

1) 1
2) 8
3) 14
4) 2
5) 10
6) 17
7) 13
8) 11
9) 3
10) 19
11) 15
12) 4
13) 3
14) 5
15) 18
16) 21
17) 6
18) 22
19) 16
20) 7
21) 9
22) 12

Jim

Jim was a compassionate run away slave that wanted freedom for himself and his family. He spent most of his time in Jackson's Island hiding out and trying to get to the free states. Him and Huck develop a very unique bond because they are both free men now. Jim cares for Huck very much he cans imagine living with out him. At one part of the book Huck tricks Jim and Jim explains how if he had lost Huck his journey would no longer be worth it. Jim speaks his mind and is very good at avoiding being caught. He is shown as a illiterate but courageous and compassionate man.

Huck and Jim

Important moments in Jims and Huck relationship is when Huck is hiding in the fog and Jim convinced that he has lost him begans saying how his life would mean nothing with out Huck . Huck the sees that Jim is an actual being and starts feeling bad. Their relationship evolve as Huck starts seeong diffrent sides of Jim a more relatable emotional side.

Journal 7

In this section Huck is struggling with the fact that he is helping a run away slave. Through out the book Huck doesn't know how to feel about Slavery and letting Jim go free. He was taught that slavery was a good thing even in church and even though a part of him knew it was wrong he still questioned his actions. Jim also in this section is shown as a man who can't wait for his freedom. Jim has a lot of plans for his freedom and his family's freedom.

You are Wrong, Mr. Twain

Mark Twain in writing this essay intended to show the cruelty of human beings and how much lower they are than animals. I think that this is pushing it too far because people have a nasty nature in them but they also have a sweet caring side. Looking at something very narrowly can be dangerous and to get the whole picture of human nature you have to look the whole thing. Humans are very unique and some have good nature and some are just evil and taking every body and saying they are all bad isn't fair. Are Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, and Gaundi horrible and worst than animals. I can say that no body is perfect, but humans have compassion and ability to think things through that sets us apart from animals. The human race is a complicating race that is sometimes hard to figure out. We do have a conscience though that we can either listen to or ignore. When we do listen to it miracles can happen civilized society's form and the whole cycle of daily life begin's to get better. There is nothing more beautiful than team work and the ability to come together and help each other out.

Quickwrite

The thing I would like to change about human nature is hatred, envoy, and lust. I think all these things lead to mistakes or tragedy so getting rid of them will better humans other than hurting them. We tend to say that we should just regard these things and maybe they will go away but it is human nature and should be looked at in order to prevent tragedy.

Journal 6

In chapter 15 we see a lot of Jim's personalty. Fist we see him talking about sign and how everything is a sign to him. He is very passionate about and Huck seems to go along with it. We also see Huck's tricking side and Jim's compassionate side. When Huck was gone Jim was really crushed. He even said he was going to turn himself in and he really was hurt when he found out it was a trick. Jim and Huck are really forming a close bond that connected them in a way that they feel hopeless with out each other.

Journal 5

Huck and Jim are out cruising on their small boat. They are managing by stealing, and relaxing the whole way through. You see in this chapter that Jim and Huck struggle with the fact that they have to steal to survive. They want to believe its write but Mrs. Watson is in their head telling them to do good. They are really bonding and enjoying life in freedom and simplicity. They learn how to take care of themselves and avoid contact with people to not get caught.

Year Long Project Update

We would bring in a principle, our principle, or the assistant principle. On a field trip we can go to a collage and learn about the system of education there, or a prison, or a carter school, a private school. Maybe in the next tree or four weeks.

New Version of Huck Finn

I agree to an extent of the writers point of view because he says that America tries to cover up what its done in the past by trying to fix it now. I don't really think that thats a bad thing though because it shouldn't mean that we should still do it just because we done it in the past. In the movie Born into trouble the word nigger is argued over and it had an influenced on me because I don't believe that it should be used. It offends people and learning to use that word is not as important as not offending people.

Great Student Writing

The student's writing was really good because they used a lot of description and told a great story. They used small details that made the writing very scripted yet still it told a good story. My writing I think is decent but still needs a lot of work. First semester we did a lot of free writes and descriptive wring. My favorite assignment was the one based on Kindred where we had to take it back to the slavery time period. My writing is improving in getting descriptive but i still need a lot of work on grammar and word using skills.