Hey Guys! Sorry I'm late. Here are my 5 questions:
1. How does the equation change for Jim when "Tom most lost all patience with him"?
2. Do you think that Jim ever "takes off the mask", and if so for what reason? Or, is he simply just a good person who doesn't ever need the mask?
3. How does Twain depict his realist values in the story and how does that change the way we read the book.
4. Do you agree or disagree that this end section "painfully and carefully depicts the thorny path that African-Americans" had to tread? Why?
5. Do you agree with CJ's thought that there is "untapped potential" for the Southern society during Reconstruction? Why or why not?
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Morrison Intro To Huck Finn Questions
Sorry guys! Meant to post it last night!
1.At a very young age, Morrison said that she read the novel "without guidance or recommendation" and was "deeply disturbed" (1). Later, she noted that she understood criticisms from other writers "better than the novel... because they helped me see many things I had been unaware of" (1). With the important and very necessary use of the n-word, what is the most appropriate age that a reader should be in order to understand all of Twain's concepts? Should children read this book in Junior High like Morrison? Why or why not?
2. Do you agree with Morrison's analysis of "silence" in the novel?
3. Does the use of "silence," explained by Morrison, relate to Romanticism? Transcendentalism?
4. What does Morrison say is the negative part of Jim and Huck's relationship? Do Huck or Jim ever think about this throughout the novel? If so, when?
5. Morrison claims that, "Twain's black characters were most certainly based on real people" (4). Based on what we know of Jim... do you agree? Why or why not?
1.At a very young age, Morrison said that she read the novel "without guidance or recommendation" and was "deeply disturbed" (1). Later, she noted that she understood criticisms from other writers "better than the novel... because they helped me see many things I had been unaware of" (1). With the important and very necessary use of the n-word, what is the most appropriate age that a reader should be in order to understand all of Twain's concepts? Should children read this book in Junior High like Morrison? Why or why not?
2. Do you agree with Morrison's analysis of "silence" in the novel?
3. Does the use of "silence," explained by Morrison, relate to Romanticism? Transcendentalism?
4. What does Morrison say is the negative part of Jim and Huck's relationship? Do Huck or Jim ever think about this throughout the novel? If so, when?
5. Morrison claims that, "Twain's black characters were most certainly based on real people" (4). Based on what we know of Jim... do you agree? Why or why not?
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Chadwick Joshua Jim Dilemma Questions
Hey everyone. My five questions are:
1. Does Jim putting on 'the mask' (of a slave) show that he is becoming a slave because he puts it on or that he is independent because he chooses to put it on?
2. How does Tom represent the unreconstructed South and Huck represent the reconstructing South?
3. Do you think that Jim was merely just an optimistic runaway slave?
4. Is Twain being racist by showing that Jim left his freedom for a white boy? Does it show that Jim is becoming an Uncle Tom?
5. Do you agree or disagree that Twain's unsatisfying ending is supposed to depict a real life failed attempt to reconstruct the South? Why?
1. Does Jim putting on 'the mask' (of a slave) show that he is becoming a slave because he puts it on or that he is independent because he chooses to put it on?
2. How does Tom represent the unreconstructed South and Huck represent the reconstructing South?
3. Do you think that Jim was merely just an optimistic runaway slave?
4. Is Twain being racist by showing that Jim left his freedom for a white boy? Does it show that Jim is becoming an Uncle Tom?
5. Do you agree or disagree that Twain's unsatisfying ending is supposed to depict a real life failed attempt to reconstruct the South? Why?
Morrison Article Questions
1) What are the three matters that Twain addresses in the novel that Morrison claims are why she found the book so troubling?
2) What do you think about Morrison's ideas about the "n-word"?
3) Do you agree with Morrison's idea that Huck views Jim as a father figure?
4) What does Morrison claim is the novel's "genius"?
5) What sort of tone does Morrison create at the beginning of the article?
2) What do you think about Morrison's ideas about the "n-word"?
3) Do you agree with Morrison's idea that Huck views Jim as a father figure?
4) What does Morrison claim is the novel's "genius"?
5) What sort of tone does Morrison create at the beginning of the article?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Hi everybody! So for my questions I was wondering:
1. What do you make of Huck's saying, "I knowed he was white inside" (174) about Jim at the end of the novel? Do you think this ultimately ends Huck's chances of being a moral hero?
2. Do you think that Twain's own conflict of how to view the society in which he grew up in Huck Finn adds to or detracts from the novel, and why?
3. Do you see Jim as a positive father figure for Huck, and what significance does this have on the overall novel?
4. What do you think about the fact that Huck and Jim part ways? Is it necessary for Huck's independent development and Jim's ability to experience freedom, something that will leave them worse off, or just something that couldn't be avoided?
5. Do you see Huck's running away to the "territory" in the end as a sign that he hasn't developed/been able to come to terms with his problems any more than at the beginning of the story, or a sign that he is breaking away from society and developing morally?
1. What do you make of Huck's saying, "I knowed he was white inside" (174) about Jim at the end of the novel? Do you think this ultimately ends Huck's chances of being a moral hero?
2. Do you think that Twain's own conflict of how to view the society in which he grew up in Huck Finn adds to or detracts from the novel, and why?
3. Do you see Jim as a positive father figure for Huck, and what significance does this have on the overall novel?
4. What do you think about the fact that Huck and Jim part ways? Is it necessary for Huck's independent development and Jim's ability to experience freedom, something that will leave them worse off, or just something that couldn't be avoided?
5. Do you see Huck's running away to the "territory" in the end as a sign that he hasn't developed/been able to come to terms with his problems any more than at the beginning of the story, or a sign that he is breaking away from society and developing morally?
Monday, December 9, 2013
Smiley Article
Hey everyone! I was reading Smiley's article about Huck Finn, and honestly, I thought most of what she was saying was shoddy. I didn't think she backed up her statements with very good evidence, and disagreed with almost all of her arguments, especially when she attacked Huck and Jim. However, how do we all feel about this? Is there some truth to what she is saying, such as Uncle Tom's Cabin being a better book then Huck Finn?
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Final Chapters
So I found myself getting very frustrated with Tom in the final few chapters of the book. He knew that Jim was already free but he risked a lot just to have some fun by making Jim his prisoner! And the fact that he is excited when he gets shot in the leg made me so angry! Like at what point will he realize life is not a game and he might die?! Also, was I the only one who went back and re-read chapter 9 to see if Twain gives any small hints that the dead man in the house was Pap? All I found that suggested that the man was Pap, was that there were empty whiskey bottles on the floor. It was odd how Huck was not even upset to find out his father was shot and killed. Even though he was never a very good father to Huck, he was still his dad so you would think Huck would feel a little upset. Instead he just goes on to say "Tom is most well, now".
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