1. The adventure starts with Huck trying to be "respectable" young man when Tom Sawyer shows up and takes him for an adventure. Huck originally declines, but after Huckleberry's father shows up drunk and demanding money and custody of our hero. Huck doesn't wanna put up with the beating, so he faked his own death and moved to an island in the middle of a river called the "Jackson Island" where he plans to live. He then meets up with a Jim, a slave owned by a high classed Miss Watson. Later on, they find a couple of men with shady pasts, convicts or con men, who force them to travel in their company. Later on, the two men end up selling Jim to farmers under the pretense he was a stolen slave, and Huck decides to try to get him back. After trouble and the mistake of Huckleberry being Tom, Huck decides hes had enough with his hometown life and plans to move west.
2. The theme I saw reoccurring in the entire story was that you cant run from your problems. Huck was intent on finding a way out of every situation which only led to more trouble.
3. The tone of the story tends to be childishly optimistic, it carries an optimistic view of life and possible outcomes for every negative decision Huck has to make.
4. Allusion: ties were drawn to Tom Sawyer. Irony: Huck was "protecting" Jim. Red Herring: Used to avoid legitimate arguments in story.Onomatopoeia: common mode of discourse in the area at the time. Euphemisms: Used by Twain to immerse the reader into a southern atmosphere. Aphorism: Jim is full of quotes about life and choices. Pathos: You felt bad for Huck after his terrible father. Parody: The father was uncharacteristically sober during the custody trial parodying his life tenancies.
1. Direct: Describing Tom as a kid with a disheveled appearance. Describing the drunken sloppy appearance of Huck's father. Indirect: Describing Jim as a slave implied he was black. Explaining Huck's desire to live more implies he's ambitious.
2.Twain creates the story in a way so you feel what Huckleberry feels, when the scummy duo appear they give you the creeps. This shows how Mark Twain changes the syntax to fit how Huck sees the characters.
3. Huckleberry is very dynamic. Through the book he debates the best course of action and changes his viewpoints through the story based on the hard decisions he has to make.
4. Not exactly, It's hard to describe but it feels like you watched a journey and along the way you have interacted with Huck as a companion.and felt his troubles. So to be fair you do know Huckleberry, but more like a figure to feel sorry for.
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