When I started to read this book, I had some questions. Why does Huck only depict death from the noises of the animals? Is there significance to those sounds? Huck also mentions these noises later on in the book so it makes me wonder if he just sees the world in a negative view. Most people would find those voices soothing or even cheerful, but Huck has a different outlook. Another question I had was about Huck's fortune. Why was he so quick to give it away to Judge Thatcher? Was it because he realized his father was back and didn't want him to have it? I realize now, while writing this, that it is the logical answer but it still makes me wonder if Huck had other intentions.
I would like to take a moment and say that I find the style of writing that Mark Twain used for this book pretty interesting, in a good way! It gives the reader a challenge in trying to understand what the people in the book are really trying to say. It also really helps the reader to understand how they really spoke during the time this book took place. Another thing that I found interesting was how Jim was so quick to conclusion about witches moving his hat. He then took it to another extreme by saying they rode him all over the world and then gave him a necklace that was touched by the devil himself. They identified anything weird that happened was witchcraft back then and this book helps exaggerate it.
Throughout these chapters Huck has a sense of independence. He has more independence than most kids his age. He knows how to take care of himself because he has been doing it for so long. His dad was a drunk and beat him and never really took care of Huck like a father should have. Even when Huck moved in with the Widow and Miss Watson he would still sneak out. However, he still obeyed the rules. He went to school and prayed, sometimes. On the other hand, he had enough independence and intelligence to deal with the money that he had ran into. For a kid of his age, that's pretty impressive.
I would like to take a moment and say that I find the style of writing that Mark Twain used for this book pretty interesting, in a good way! It gives the reader a challenge in trying to understand what the people in the book are really trying to say. It also really helps the reader to understand how they really spoke during the time this book took place. Another thing that I found interesting was how Jim was so quick to conclusion about witches moving his hat. He then took it to another extreme by saying they rode him all over the world and then gave him a necklace that was touched by the devil himself. They identified anything weird that happened was witchcraft back then and this book helps exaggerate it.
Throughout these chapters Huck has a sense of independence. He has more independence than most kids his age. He knows how to take care of himself because he has been doing it for so long. His dad was a drunk and beat him and never really took care of Huck like a father should have. Even when Huck moved in with the Widow and Miss Watson he would still sneak out. However, he still obeyed the rules. He went to school and prayed, sometimes. On the other hand, he had enough independence and intelligence to deal with the money that he had ran into. For a kid of his age, that's pretty impressive.