http://youtube.com/watch?v=51BeF3rN81I
This video is significant because it is a video showing of the scene where Huck dresses up like a girl. He says his name is "Sarah Williams" to fool the woman. The woman doesn't believe him and soon finds out that he's a boy.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S4GlcNTA1rY
This video clip is a way to watch the journey of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer with music. This relates to the book because it brings the characters to life.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Advertisement
Miss Watson's Manners School for Children:
Got kids who just don't behave? Kids who think they're above the rules? Kids who put their elbows on the table and talk back to you? Worried that they'll embarass you and never become the nice little ladies and gentlemen you wish so much they could be? No need to fret- Miss Watson's Manners School is here to help! Miss Watson's is the south's lead manner center so you know you're getting the best. We will teach your children good posture, how to respect their elders, table manners and much much more! Walk in today, and walk out with better manners tomorrow :)
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
Got kids who just don't behave? Kids who think they're above the rules? Kids who put their elbows on the table and talk back to you? Worried that they'll embarass you and never become the nice little ladies and gentlemen you wish so much they could be? No need to fret- Miss Watson's Manners School is here to help! Miss Watson's is the south's lead manner center so you know you're getting the best. We will teach your children good posture, how to respect their elders, table manners and much much more! Walk in today, and walk out with better manners tomorrow :)
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
Moral Development
Level 1-- Individual rights and not getting punished
"Pretty soon I wanted to smoke, and asked the widow to let me. But she wouldn't." (page 2)
In that example Huck only obeys the widow so he doesn't get in trouble.
Stage 2-- Self centered and only good for a reward.
Huck goes to school event though his dad tells him not to. The reward in this situation is that Huck gets a rise out of Pap and Huck loves to make him mad.
Level 2-- Member of society and person feels some sort of social order.
"People would call me a low down abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum- but that don't make no difference, I ain't agoing to tell." (page 43)
In that example Huck starts to care about society but doesn't care enough to tell.
Stage 3-- Start to have values and right is the approval from others.
"...There's a nigger here that I'm trying to steal out of slavery- and his name is Jim..."
In that example Huck is at the point of the story where he values the friendship he has with Jim.
Stage 4-- Member of society and the person starts to obey authority.
We don't think Huck has reached this point or any stage beyond this yet. He really isn't a member of society and he doesn't obey the laws. Also, he doesn't look up to any authority figures.
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
"Pretty soon I wanted to smoke, and asked the widow to let me. But she wouldn't." (page 2)
In that example Huck only obeys the widow so he doesn't get in trouble.
Stage 2-- Self centered and only good for a reward.
Huck goes to school event though his dad tells him not to. The reward in this situation is that Huck gets a rise out of Pap and Huck loves to make him mad.
Level 2-- Member of society and person feels some sort of social order.
"People would call me a low down abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum- but that don't make no difference, I ain't agoing to tell." (page 43)
In that example Huck starts to care about society but doesn't care enough to tell.
Stage 3-- Start to have values and right is the approval from others.
"...There's a nigger here that I'm trying to steal out of slavery- and his name is Jim..."
In that example Huck is at the point of the story where he values the friendship he has with Jim.
Stage 4-- Member of society and the person starts to obey authority.
We don't think Huck has reached this point or any stage beyond this yet. He really isn't a member of society and he doesn't obey the laws. Also, he doesn't look up to any authority figures.
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
Advice Column
Problem:
I have been helping to free a slave for a while named Jim. I keep going along with it even though I'm not sure it's if it's the right thing to do. We are starting to become friends and he's good company. I just don't know what to do-- get him freedom or stop helping him?
--Huckleberry Finn
Columnist:
This is a very tricky situation you got yourself into, some people in society might look down upon you helping a slave. I would say you should keep helping Jim because it sounds like you have grown to be friends, it's probably nice to have the extra person around to help. He probably helps you in some ways that you don't even realize. Also you have helped him this far so why quit now? The last big part of why I think you should keep befriending Jim is because it really shows that you are getting more mature because you are looking out for others and you care about the relationships you have with those people, even though others may think it's wrong. This is difficult because it really depends on your beliefs. You have to decide if you want to ignore what society says and get him free or decide that you want to leave him.
Problem:
My problem is that in my town someone has died and his "brother" has come to take his children and take the money left to the family. Normally, this would be fine with me but I have this suspicion that the brother is a fraud and isn't actually related to the dead man. The big part of my problem is that I tried to tell the town what I thought but they all disagreed and since then my suspicion has gotten stronger. I feel like I need to do something really fast before this fraud gets away.
--The Doctor
Columnist:
It sounds like you don't care what other people think. You are just trying to keep his daughter safe and you don't want them left with nothing. It seems to me that you have very strong morals. I think you should look for proof of some sort and keep standing strong on what you believe. You can't go wrong with your instinct. If he ends up really being the brother of the dead man then you will know for sure the money can go to them and that the girls will be safe and well cared for. If he does end up being a fake then you will have stopped him and saved this family's finances. You just have to do anything you can to prove your point. You need to try not to listen to others in your town and just trust yourself.
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
I have been helping to free a slave for a while named Jim. I keep going along with it even though I'm not sure it's if it's the right thing to do. We are starting to become friends and he's good company. I just don't know what to do-- get him freedom or stop helping him?
--Huckleberry Finn
Columnist:
This is a very tricky situation you got yourself into, some people in society might look down upon you helping a slave. I would say you should keep helping Jim because it sounds like you have grown to be friends, it's probably nice to have the extra person around to help. He probably helps you in some ways that you don't even realize. Also you have helped him this far so why quit now? The last big part of why I think you should keep befriending Jim is because it really shows that you are getting more mature because you are looking out for others and you care about the relationships you have with those people, even though others may think it's wrong. This is difficult because it really depends on your beliefs. You have to decide if you want to ignore what society says and get him free or decide that you want to leave him.
Problem:
My problem is that in my town someone has died and his "brother" has come to take his children and take the money left to the family. Normally, this would be fine with me but I have this suspicion that the brother is a fraud and isn't actually related to the dead man. The big part of my problem is that I tried to tell the town what I thought but they all disagreed and since then my suspicion has gotten stronger. I feel like I need to do something really fast before this fraud gets away.
--The Doctor
Columnist:
It sounds like you don't care what other people think. You are just trying to keep his daughter safe and you don't want them left with nothing. It seems to me that you have very strong morals. I think you should look for proof of some sort and keep standing strong on what you believe. You can't go wrong with your instinct. If he ends up really being the brother of the dead man then you will know for sure the money can go to them and that the girls will be safe and well cared for. If he does end up being a fake then you will have stopped him and saved this family's finances. You just have to do anything you can to prove your point. You need to try not to listen to others in your town and just trust yourself.
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
The Hair Ball Oracle
We decided it would be fun to predict the future for our favorite characters in the story, Jim and Huck. At the end of the book, Huck tells us that Aunt Sally is already trying to educate and civilize him. Therefore, we predict that Huck will runaway again and go out west with Tom. It won't be an easy task, considering how closely Aunt Sally is watching Huck after returning home, but one night Huck successfully sneaks out. He jumps out his bedroom window and Tom, being Tom, is already outside waiting for him. They both have knapsacks with food, water and supplies for all their adventures. About 20 minutes into their hike to Oaklahoma they see a huge bear sleeping. Huck tells Tom that they should just "walk away quietly" but of course Tom thinks it will be fun to wake him. The two boys end up in a run for their lives, which of course will make an extremely exciting story to tell Jim later on. Speaking of Jim, we also have a prediction for him. Now that he's a free man he wants to take full advantage of it. On his way back home Jim meets Hal, another newly free man, and his wife and kids. Jim and Hal hit it off right away and are friends from the beginning and they all decide to go find some land out in the woods and make a home together. Seems like the future is pretty bright for Jim :)
-- Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
-- Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
Main News Story
The most significant themes in Huck Finn are friendship and going against what society tells you is "right". The major turning point in the story is when Huck Finn decides to "go to hell" and help Jim out of slavery. Huck does this because he is very close friends with Jim. Huck goes against what the world is telling him to do, which is turn in the black slave because he's inferior to Huck. Instead Huck follows his heart and rips up a letter he wrote to Tom Sawyer to tell Miss Watson where Jim is. We asked Huck what made him do this and he said, "It's this easy: Jim is my friend. I weren't gunna turn in my friend even if it were the right thing to do. I havern't ever been one to follow them rules anyhow." We think this shows that Huck has matured over the course of this story, going from a very selfish boy to someone who cares about his friends.
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
--Kelsey H. and Kelly H.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)