The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a very interesting book and it really enforced me to focus on what i was reading instead of just reading the words. The dialouge was difficult to understand because Mark Twain used words that actually would have been said in that time period. Now days most people dont talk like that so i wasn't used to it. I didn't like that particular thing about the book because it took me forever to read the book. I kept having to go back over everything i read just to understand it.
I did enjoy the book though. The main reason i would have to say was the way Mark Twain really made it seem like Huck was telling the story instead of himself. If i didnt know who the author was i would have guessed Huck Finn wrote the story. He really got into character. The adventures Huck and Jim had were beyond what i would have come up with. The way Huck tricked everyone into thinking he was dead and escaping from his father, how Huck ended up finding Jim on the island, and meeting the King and the Duke. Every adventure made the book more enjoyable.
Mark Twain also did a wonderful job making Huck as much of a boy as possible. I mean he gave him all the qualities of a young boy. Such as: always thinking up brilliant plans, trying to escape the bad, helping a friend even if it was wrong to other people, and of course noticing pretty girls. The way Huck let Jim come along with him even though he knew if he was caught it would be very ugly. Also by trying to get rid of the King and the Duke when he knew all they were doing was scamming people and taking their money. Taking the money that the king and the duke basically stole because they pretended to be related to the deceased.
All in all i thought it was a good book. Not one of my favorites, but im certainly glad i read it. The adventures, the lying, the friendships, and the people Huck and Jim met along their journey was all a great story. This book definately opened my eyes to different types of books to read and i learned alot.
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I agree that Mark Twain made Huck as much as a young boy can be. I thought he was immature and sort of carefreee like much boys are like. I also agree that it was confusing for a bit because I had difficulties understanding the dialogue either. I also agree that even though it was not my favorite book, but I do respect it as a great classic and I did learn alot from it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both you and Alexis. Twain did an excellent job of making Huck as much a boy as possible. He could not have been any more a boy than he was. I thought of what I was going to comment on, then, I read Alexis' status. Lol.(: Excellent job of putting things into a good viewpoint, too!
ReplyDeleteYou stress characterization in this post. There are two types of characterization - direct and indirect. Direct is when the author flat out tells you about the characters and indirect is when the audience learns about the character through dialogue, actions, events. Twain definitely uses indirect characterization for this novel, wouldn't you agree. Why do you think he does? Does this type of characterization drive the story? If so, how? Does this differ from his other novel Tom Sawyer? If so, how?
ReplyDeleteI see that you found a connection with the use of characterization in the novel. I would like to see you explore this idea in a longer piece, perhaps a future paper? Hmmm...
I agree with what u put in your blog about how Mark Twain made Huck as much of a boy as possible in writing this book. Also, i like the point u made about how the dialog was to hard to read... It was very hard to understand/comprehend at times but i believe it made the book.
ReplyDelete~Ashley B. :]
I agree with what you're saying about the way the book is written, it is written very well. The way they speak is pretty hard to understand sometimes, but that really set the tone of the book and if he would've spoke in a more proper manner it would've not seemed so real.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the language. It made the story a lot more difficult to read and to make a connection to. I like how you noted that it sounded like the story was written from Huck's point of view. Now that I look back, there are many times when it is as if Huck is I agree with you about the language. It made the story a lot more difficult to read and to make a connection to. I like how you noted that it sounded like the story was written from Huck's point of view. Now that I look back, there are many times when it is as if Huck is narrating.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the language. It was such a hard read but very worth it. The novel was very riveting I thought. I agree with you about Huck's point of view. Once you pointed that put, it seemed a little more obvious of that.
ReplyDelete-kristen :)