When I first began reading Huck Finn, I had troubles understanding how Tom and Huck obtained $6,000 a piece because they found money that some robbers had hid. I did not know if they had earned a reward for finding it, since Judge Thatcher was the one giving them each a dollar a day, or if they got to keep the actual money they found. Either way, it shows how different government is now than what it was then. Today, any money or object collected that is considered evidence for a serious crime, is confiscated. Also, in the early chapters of Huck Finn, nothing had jumped out at me that would throw a red flag in the air as to why the book is banded. I understand that some people are offended by the use of the word "nigger" but I don't think that is a very good reason for it to be banded. It portrays the way language was in this time period, and also the way African-Americans were viewed. I am interested to read the upcoming chapters to see if there are any other reasons why the book would sprout controversy.
During the chapters one through four Mark Twain really placed emphasis on Tom and Huck's relationship, and how Huck portrays himself. Huck believes that he is uneducated and unskilled, but really he is a logical thinker unlike Tom. Tom tries to live his life in a fantasy world out of the books and tries to drag his friends along with him. Huck looks up to Tom but he is still able to see the things that he does wrong. It is a really important quality for someone to have in order to change the way the act and become a better individual. Miss Watson and the Widow show genuine care towards Huck's well-being and they always want what is best for him. Since Huck's father has not been around, it has seemed to be a good thing that Huck lives with two women that he respects. By living with the two women, Huck is away from his father, Pap, and therefore, much better off. Not only is he away from Pap, he is also away from Tom and his fantasies as much as possible. When Huck started going to school, he hated it at first. The reason he was able to see the way his actions were affecting the women, was because of school. When he had gone to school for a little while things became easier for him, and her was eager to learn and to become well-behaved.
At this point in the book, I do not really care for Tom Sawyer because he is so caught up in stories that happened in books. He is too focused on following the path of someone else rather than creating his own, I do not care for people that only worry about the things that someone may have done instead of worrying about what they are doing. I liked how Twain has Huck thinking poorly of himself because it gives me something to look for in the next chapters. Also, I enjoyed the suspenseful ending to chapter four, when Pap was in Huck's room. I wanted to continue reading to find out what was going to happen! When the author uses suspense, it allow
During the chapters one through four Mark Twain really placed emphasis on Tom and Huck's relationship, and how Huck portrays himself. Huck believes that he is uneducated and unskilled, but really he is a logical thinker unlike Tom. Tom tries to live his life in a fantasy world out of the books and tries to drag his friends along with him. Huck looks up to Tom but he is still able to see the things that he does wrong. It is a really important quality for someone to have in order to change the way the act and become a better individual. Miss Watson and the Widow show genuine care towards Huck's well-being and they always want what is best for him. Since Huck's father has not been around, it has seemed to be a good thing that Huck lives with two women that he respects. By living with the two women, Huck is away from his father, Pap, and therefore, much better off. Not only is he away from Pap, he is also away from Tom and his fantasies as much as possible. When Huck started going to school, he hated it at first. The reason he was able to see the way his actions were affecting the women, was because of school. When he had gone to school for a little while things became easier for him, and her was eager to learn and to become well-behaved.
At this point in the book, I do not really care for Tom Sawyer because he is so caught up in stories that happened in books. He is too focused on following the path of someone else rather than creating his own, I do not care for people that only worry about the things that someone may have done instead of worrying about what they are doing. I liked how Twain has Huck thinking poorly of himself because it gives me something to look for in the next chapters. Also, I enjoyed the suspenseful ending to chapter four, when Pap was in Huck's room. I wanted to continue reading to find out what was going to happen! When the author uses suspense, it allow