A Place Called my own

Quiet…dead, cold silence, but air as warm and clear as can be. Me and only me surrounded by four walls of vivid color. Blue for the peace I feel within me. Purple for the hard, deep background that is potrayed by my existence, and lastly pink for the confusion I fell day by day in asserting to the world that I am different. Many pictures and mirrors to constantly that this room is my space. A place for me and only me. Yet not everything is for me or about me. Those four walls filled with decorations, pictures, and items that send a constant reminder of a well remembered past though wishfully forgotten. A bear; pale pink in color to pay tribute to a great life once lived by my loved grandmother. A huge queen sized for me and only me. Lots of space. A bed covered in blue sheets like an ocean of blue. A sea traveled by one lonely passenger that is I. Underneath this sea of blue three large bins to hold all the contents of my life. These storage containers are to me as a treasure chest to a pirate. One thing that stands out; a Mickey Mouse teddy bear with a secret, private letter in it’s pocket. Sort of a hideaway for private thoughts. All the time I reside on a sea that I travel upon in a world vivid, and detailed. In the center of all the greatness resides a large rectangular rug consisting of various shades of purple. Standing out in all the confusion of color a white door leading to an unknown abyss often called my closet. An array of many colored clothing types and rows of shows in no particular significant order. A shelf residing in it’s upper level to hold jeans and sweaters all arranged neat and orderly. One dresser and one nightstand. The dresser covered in lotions, perfumes, and other wonderfully scented items and the mirror connected to it containing pictures of my best friends, friends, and associates. My nightstand containing a large vase filled with flowers and a tray to hold jewelry.

Chapter 22 Chart

Summary:

• The crowd who viewed the death of Boggs travel to Sherburns house with hopes of lynching him.(p.109)
• The crowd begins to vandalize Sherburns property causing him to come outside(p.110)
• Sherburn stops the crowd dead in there tracks by criticizing their intelligence(p.110)
• Huck due to boredom decides to go to the circus.(p.111)
• Huck watches a clown perform at the circus.(p.112)
• Huck, the duke, and the king go to put on their show and only twelve people show up.(p.113)
• The duke and the king change their show to low class comedy in order to attract viewers.(p.113)
• The king and the duke post handbills of their new show and imply that children are not allowed.(p.113)

• Vocabulary:

  • skaddle-
  • palings-
  • scornful-
  • heeled-
  • parasol-
  • bridle-
  • astraddle-
  • handbills-

  Qoutes:

  • " Tear down the fence. Tear down the fence"(p.110)
  • " The idea of you ever lynching anybody. It's amusing"(p.110)
  • " You didn't want to come. The average man don't like trouble and danger.(p.111)
  • "Now leave and take your half-a-man with you.(p.111)
  • " There if that line don't fetch them then I don't know Arkansas."(p.113)

  Questions:

  1. Why is the term injun constantly reinforced?
  2. If Huck knows that he travels with cons why does he not leave them?
  3. Why doesn't Huck battle his conscience when dealing with the con artists?
  4. Why does the author use the word handbills instead of flyers?
  5. Why is Huck made to be very descriptive but no other character shares opinions?

Moral Dilemma sof Huck FinnWithout these key influences in his life, Huck would be a very different person.

Huck Finn Moral Dilemmas
In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck, the protagonist, Huck, is greatly influenced by four people: Widow Douglas, Tom Sawyer, Pap, and Jim.
The Widow Douglass influences Huck directly by teaching Huck education, ethics, and religion. “The Widow Douglas she took me for her son and allowed she would civilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn’t stand it longer, I lit out.”(Twain 1) She influences Huck indirectly by causing Huck to make decisions based on what is right and whether or not it would take him to heaven or hell. “Now she had got a good start, and she went on and told me all about the good place. She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day with a harp and sing, forever and ever. So I didn’t think much of it. But I never said so. I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, she said, not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.” (Twain 2)
Tom sawyer influences Huck indirectly by teaching him to live with a sense of adventure and recklessness. “But Tom wanted to risk it, so we slid in and got three candles , and Tom laid five cents on the table for the pay.( Twain 4) He also influences Huck indirectly by causing Huck to make decisions on base don “ What would Tom do”?. “ I did wish Tom Sawyer was there, I been dragged over the ground. I did wish “Tom Sawyer was there, I knew he would take an interest in this kind of business, and throw in the fancy touches. Nobody could spread himself like Tom Sawyer in such a thing as that.” (Twain 25)
Pap influences him directly by teaching Huck to steal and commit other “wrong” behaviors with a sense that it is right. Also so by instilling that proper behavior was wrong. “You think your a big deal don’t you. Don’t give me any of your lip. You’ve put ion many frills since I’ve been away. I’ll take you down a peg before I’m done with you. Your educated too. You think your better than your father. I’ll take it out of you. Who told you to meddle with such foolishness?” (Twain 14) He influences Huck indirectly by his teachings of stealing and considering it borrowing, and to lie to get what he wants. “ What might be your name? Sarah Williams”, says Huck. (Twain 40)
Jim directly influences Huck by teaching him superstitions. “Jim smelt it , bit it and rubbed it, and said he would manage so the hairball would think the money was good.(Twain 13) Jim influences Huck indirectly by inspiring Huck to do what is right within himself while also taking heed to surroundings. “I know what you’ll say it’s a dirty business but I’m going to steal Jim…Will you help me?(Twain 170)
Without these key influences in his life, Huck would be a very different person.

Post 1: Huck Finn Response(Ch.1-Ch.12)

Huck Finn starts off at the beginning of the book living with the Widow Douglas.He moves in with his Pap who is abusive and is mistreated. He fakes his death with hope of escaping the torture. He escapes to Jackson Island and their he finds Jim. Him and Jim decide to runaway together.They travel together on a raft in hope of freedom.

This book so far is great. It is a little more interesting than Of Mice And Men.Of Mice and Men was a book that involved a lot of foreshadowing thus making it predictable. In contrast this book uses little to no foreshadowing.I like the detail that is given in each chapter to vividly describe what is going on. I dislike the fact that a racial term is constantly repeated.