A lot happened in these chapters so naturally I have some questions. If the Judge and Widow were so worried about Huck living with his father again, why didn't they ever go and check on him? They were consumed with the trials themselves and it seemed as though they had forgotten about Huck. Was there a reason they couldn't go see Huck? Another question I had was what were they firing out of the cannon when they were looking for Huck's body? I know he mentioned something about quicksilver and bread but I don't understand the use of the cannon to find Huck's body.
It's really interesting how many superstitions they believe in throughout the book. When Huck found the snake-skin and Jim told him it was bad luck, I honestly didn't think anything would happen. I was wrong. Jim was bit by a rattlesnake and I think he probably should've died from the venom. One of Jim and Huck's conversations was even lead by the idea that if a person has hairy arms and a hairy chest that they would be successful and rich. Now a days we don't believe in superstitions as much as they did back then so it's interesting to see the culture differences. Also, the old lady, Judith Loftus, was an interesting character. She was able to see right through Huck's outfit to figure out that he wasn't actually a girl. She tested him different ways like the way he threw lead at the rats and the way he caught the lead in his lap.
On page 27 Huck's father begins ranting about the government. They were beginning to allow black people to vote and he was in an uproar about this. He believed that all black people were beneath him and that they were filth. He didn't think that they should get a chance to vote because they were meant to be sold and work as slaves. Although, an African American had to be in the country 6 months before they could be put up for sale. This gave Huck's father grief also. He completely disagrees with the government and refuses to conform to it now that they are letting blacks vote. He doesn't believe that this is a government at all because of the new laws.
Huck has really showed his wisdom throughout the book. Even though he isn't well educated, Huck has common sense and things that he has learned the past to be able to pull off the things he has. He was able to fool the town that he had been murdered. He is also smart enough not to be found after he pulled off his "murder". He brought things that he would need and knows enough about the river to catch his own food and to know where the currents will be. Even though Huck doesn't think of himself as smart or good enough he really is and it really shows when he sets off on this adventure.
It's really interesting how many superstitions they believe in throughout the book. When Huck found the snake-skin and Jim told him it was bad luck, I honestly didn't think anything would happen. I was wrong. Jim was bit by a rattlesnake and I think he probably should've died from the venom. One of Jim and Huck's conversations was even lead by the idea that if a person has hairy arms and a hairy chest that they would be successful and rich. Now a days we don't believe in superstitions as much as they did back then so it's interesting to see the culture differences. Also, the old lady, Judith Loftus, was an interesting character. She was able to see right through Huck's outfit to figure out that he wasn't actually a girl. She tested him different ways like the way he threw lead at the rats and the way he caught the lead in his lap.
On page 27 Huck's father begins ranting about the government. They were beginning to allow black people to vote and he was in an uproar about this. He believed that all black people were beneath him and that they were filth. He didn't think that they should get a chance to vote because they were meant to be sold and work as slaves. Although, an African American had to be in the country 6 months before they could be put up for sale. This gave Huck's father grief also. He completely disagrees with the government and refuses to conform to it now that they are letting blacks vote. He doesn't believe that this is a government at all because of the new laws.
Huck has really showed his wisdom throughout the book. Even though he isn't well educated, Huck has common sense and things that he has learned the past to be able to pull off the things he has. He was able to fool the town that he had been murdered. He is also smart enough not to be found after he pulled off his "murder". He brought things that he would need and knows enough about the river to catch his own food and to know where the currents will be. Even though Huck doesn't think of himself as smart or good enough he really is and it really shows when he sets off on this adventure.