Huckleberry
finn
Chapters 1-5:
Timeline of events
Time period of story
I would say that this book takes place in the 1800's based off of how they talk and their lifestyle. You can tell that its completely different than how we are now. Also, since there is slavery still in the book, and their use of the N word.
How does the perspective of the narrator influence the story?
The narrator is the main character of the story, Huckleberry Finn. Since the book is mainly read by young adults, reading from the perspective of a child can get some different point of views. However, having only one point of view on the story can cause it to be one sided since we never really hear anyone elses emotions, feelings, etc..
Chapters 5-11
Why does Pap has Huck locked up?
Huck continued to go school when Pap didn't want him to be going to school, and that was his reasoning. Pap locked up Huck every time he went out so her could go out to drink without worrying about Huck.
Explain what it means to be an abolitionist, why is Huck concerned about being called one?
An abolitionist is someone who is against slavery and wants it to be abolished. He didn't think slavery okay and he didn't want people to think he helped Jim escape and run away.
What gave Huck away that he was pretending to be a girl? List 3 modern things that would give it away for a boy and girl (if the roles were reversed)
The first thing that gave it away was messing up the name. He oringinally said his name was "Sarah Williams" but, when he was asked a second time for his name, he said "Mary Williams". Another thing was how he couldn't thread the needle correctly, even though this isnt a standard for young girls of our generation, it was back in this time period. There are so many things that would give away a boy/girl pretending to be the opposite gender. I would say a major one would be the voice, body shape, and attitude. I think we all know pretty well that boys and girls generally have very different attitudes from eachother. The way that they carry themselves around is also a major one. The way you walk, talk and sit all have to do with how you carry yourself and can most likely give away the gender.
Chapters 22-26
1. When the duke wrote "Ladies and children prohibited" on the bottom of the flyer for the play he had hopes of bringing in more people to their show. He also said “If that last line doesn’t bring them in, then I don’t know a thing about Arkansas!”. The duke said this to catch the attention of the men because Arkansas is a part of the southern states that are trying their best to keep slaves and not allow women to have equal rights. This caused more people to attend their show because southern men would be intrigued by the restrictions and attend due to the fact that they stand for the same cause.
2.a. Huck doesn't think that it’s necessary for Jim to know that the King and Duke are lying about being a real King and Duke. Jim wouldn’t understand if Huck was to tell him the truth, because he doesn’t really know much about them, so he doesn’t see a reason for him to know. Huck is trying to keep Jim safe and not letting him get caught by playing along with their story, so when it comes down to it, Huck may be doing the best thing to do.
b. In the story, Huck said something about not being able to tell the King and the Duke apart from real royalty, even though they aren’t. The King and Duke cheated the people who wanted to come to the play by only putting on a few minutes shows that cost full price, and putting out false advertisement for the show. Huck knows that there are many cases of royalty cheating out people while their in power, so he started to compare the two situations. Even if Jim was to know the truth and Huck was to tell him everything, he still wouldn’t understand how real royalty truly is.
3. In the book, Huck says "It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.”. I think that Huck said this because the Duke and the King were being selfish, as they are. Then they decided to act like the brothers of a dead man to get his land, and wealth he left behind. Jim and Huck also pretend to be their servants. Overall I think that Huck was ashamed that they were pretending to be people they weren't, when they were talking about a real life being lost.
4. The Doctor knew that the King and the Duke were faking it because of the Duke’s British accent. The Doctor said that it was the worst accent he had ever heard and because of that, he recognized that the King and the Duke weren't actually related because they didn't know anything about the man himself or his life.
5. The Duke and the King considered leaving that night with the $6000 in gold. Even though they don't even end up leaving in the middle of the night. The King ends up coming up with an idea to wait before he leaves, and to sell all the slaves to gain more money. In the end they were gonna have more money than they were previously going to have if they left in the middle of the night with the $6000. ​
1. Why did people stay up with the dead during this time period? The act of protecting someone that has passed away from when they die until their funeral is known as "Shemira". The main reason that they had guards was to protect the deceased from bugs and rodents eating the body. They guarded the body out of respect for the dead because they shouldn't be isolated before they go into their new "home" in the ground.