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These chapters establish components of Huck’s self that others hope to influence: his emotions, his intelligence, his fiscal responsibility, his spirituality, his social self, and his physical health and habits. To what and who does Huck conform and when/how does he reject conformity in these chapters?
6. The titles of the chapters are in third person, while the text itself is in the first person voice of Huck Finn. What does this literary device suggest about the argument that Huck and Twain are on the the same?
Chapters 6-11 (VI-XI) pages 17-47: Escape and the Wealth of Self
1. What sort of person does Huck reveal his father to be? What is Huck’s relationship with his father?
2. Why does Huck stage his own murder rather than simply running away? What repercussions (unintended consequence) could this choice have on those who care about him?
3. What are Huck’s feelings about the river and living closely with nature?
4. Why does Huck tell Jim he won’t turn him in, when he is so frankly opposed to abolition? What does this reveal about Huck’s character?
5. Huck and Jim are runaways seeking freedom. In two columns, list the reasons and differences in their motivation to escape.
Chapters 12-18 (XII-XVIII) pages 47-88: Bonding over …show more content…
How does the episode with the murderers and the attempt to save them develop Huck’s sense of morality? What is his current code? From whom or what has he developed this code thus far?
2. What role does Huck play in discussions with Jim? What has Huck learned in school, from reading, or from Tom Sawyer that he has retained and found useful? How and when does Huck compliment and denigrate (criticize unfairly) Jim?
3. What lessons from Pap does Huck remember and evaluate during his moral dilemmas with Jim?
4. How do both Grangerfords and Shepherdsons exhibit religious hypocrisy? Explain Twain’s use of the families’ feuding as satire of Civil War mentality.
5. The families follow their own code of behavior, unable to remember the original court case and the reason for the feud. Discuss feuds and frontier justice as they impact Huck’s growing sense of right and wrong.
6. Discuss Jim’s interactions with the Grangerford slaves, including his assessment of their abilities. What do these slaves know about the underground railroad and ways for runaways to elude capture?
Chapters 19-31 (XIX-XXI) pages 88-164: Lessons in Assistance and
6. The titles of the chapters are in third person, while the text itself is in the first person voice of Huck Finn. What does this literary device suggest about the argument that Huck and Twain are on the the same?
Chapters 6-11 (VI-XI) pages 17-47: Escape and the Wealth of Self
1. What sort of person does Huck reveal his father to be? What is Huck’s relationship with his father?
2. Why does Huck stage his own murder rather than simply running away? What repercussions (unintended consequence) could this choice have on those who care about him?
3. What are Huck’s feelings about the river and living closely with nature?
4. Why does Huck tell Jim he won’t turn him in, when he is so frankly opposed to abolition? What does this reveal about Huck’s character?
5. Huck and Jim are runaways seeking freedom. In two columns, list the reasons and differences in their motivation to escape.
Chapters 12-18 (XII-XVIII) pages 47-88: Bonding over …show more content…
How does the episode with the murderers and the attempt to save them develop Huck’s sense of morality? What is his current code? From whom or what has he developed this code thus far?
2. What role does Huck play in discussions with Jim? What has Huck learned in school, from reading, or from Tom Sawyer that he has retained and found useful? How and when does Huck compliment and denigrate (criticize unfairly) Jim?
3. What lessons from Pap does Huck remember and evaluate during his moral dilemmas with Jim?
4. How do both Grangerfords and Shepherdsons exhibit religious hypocrisy? Explain Twain’s use of the families’ feuding as satire of Civil War mentality.
5. The families follow their own code of behavior, unable to remember the original court case and the reason for the feud. Discuss feuds and frontier justice as they impact Huck’s growing sense of right and wrong.
6. Discuss Jim’s interactions with the Grangerford slaves, including his assessment of their abilities. What do these slaves know about the underground railroad and ways for runaways to elude capture?
Chapters 19-31 (XIX-XXI) pages 88-164: Lessons in Assistance and