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Post by Mr. Thomas on Jan 29, 2014 7:46:15 GMT -5
The epic conclusion
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Post by emmanuelluna on Jan 29, 2014 18:31:02 GMT -5
Emmanuel Luna
Mr. Thomas
English 11
1/29/14
B. When Tom sent those anonymous letters to Silas and Sally I knew that it would only interfere with their plans of trying to liberate Jim. He wrote those letters specifically saying that the “thieves” were going to steal Jim the next night. This scene made me think that Tom didn’t actually want to help Jim but rather wanted to interfere with Huck’s plans and was part of the reason he was so eager to help. It also could have been the fact that he treated the whole thing as a game and just went off of what he read in adventure books.
D. I enjoyed the chapter where they decided not to hang Jim and use him as example to other slaves of what happens when they try to escape. Even though he was humiliated by being dressed up in a dress and chained it was better than being killed. They did not kill him because the doctor informed them that he had helped him cure Tom’s bullet wound. Jim is a good person as we had learned throughout the book and I really enjoyed that it is his kindness and willingness to help that ultimately saves his life.
E. I felt that despite the frustrating final chapters the book actually and a solid ending and wrapped everything up nicely. Miss Watson had died and in her testament she frees Jim of his obligations to her. We also find out that Pap had died and that Judge Thatcher still had Huck’s $6000 back home. Tom compensate Jim $40 for making go trough the horrible things he did when planning his escape. The part that I enjoyed the most, however, was when Huck decided to continue his adventures with Tom by going out to “Injun” country. This for me is a good ending because it shows that he can use what he learned in his adventure with Jim on his new adventures and with his friend Tom by his side they could do whatever they want.
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Post by matthewchan on Jan 29, 2014 20:08:33 GMT -5
Matthew Chan
Mr. Thomas
English 11
29 January 2014
I. A lot of us have said that Huck has changed when Tom came back to the story. We all thought that he was less mature and his personality was the same from the beginning of the book. Now, we realize that Huck has changed in a good way. In the beginning of the book, Huck was poor, simple, and was somewhat uneducated. Now, Huck is intelligent and an experienced man to the world. Huck risks his life for those he cares about and never gives up with the struggles and challenges he faces. An example of this would be when Tom was shot. Huck decided to go to town and find a doctor. He quickly makes his decision and does what is best for his good friend.
C. I was very shocked when Tom told Aunt Sally everything they did and how both of them tried to free Jim. Has he gone crazy? What made him tell Aunt Sally? This part of the story shows us that Tom is not just a boy of adventures. It also shows us that Tom really cares about his friends and that he is honest, caring, and genuine. When he hears that Jim has been captured, he quickly tells them that he is a free man. I guess there is a non-wild and serious side in Tom after all.
E. With the spotlight on Huck and Tom for the past few chapters, I think Jim needs to receive credit as well. Jim has been like a father to Huck this entire journey and is also very caring. Jim is also patient and understanding to everyone as well especially when Jim was stuck in the prison for a longer time than expected. All along he was a free man and this was all for an adventurous journey. Without this adventure, everyone would have been going different ways and would be different people.
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Post by danokeefe15 on Jan 29, 2014 20:12:06 GMT -5
Danny O'Keefe
Mr. Thomas
English 11
1/29/14
C. what im still confused about is why Jim didn't just escape and not listen to Tom's plans. His plans of freeing and helping jim escape resulted in him getting shot in the leg. I don't understand his reasons for doing all of that since in the end everyone got what they wanted. It wasnt like he was plotting something like i thought he was, I feel like he did it for the adventure or something.
B. What I thought was important and interesting was the fact that Tom waited till the end to tell Huck the Pap and Miss Watson were dead and that Pap never got Hucks money. I think that this information would have been useful when they first met or something. This also adds on to Tom's escape plans and this was what confused me.
E. I liked how at the end when Huck finds out that Pap is dead and that he never took his money. Huck seems relieved and happy to hear the news that his father is dead and that he doesnt have to write any more books because writing this one was a lot of work. It shows that he still has the same feeling s about certain things at the begining at the book, but he has changed a lot since then.
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Post by 1adams12 on Jan 29, 2014 22:07:51 GMT -5
1/29/14
D. As I was finishing the rest of the book, I thought the part where Huck is willing to steal some woman clothes was hilarious. The reason for this is simply because of the fact that "I'll stuff Jim's clothes full of straw and lay it on his bed to represent his mother in disguise, and Jim 'll take the nigger woman's gown off of me and wear it, and we'll all evade together" (Page 357). The reason why I thought this was hilarious is because you can't imagine a man dressing up in a woman's clothing in the present day, but back then, men and woman used to play opposite sex roles because the directors thought it was better that way. For example: the men used to play the women's roles when there needed to be a place filled by a guy after all the women were placed in their respective characters.
E. Throughout the whole story, I did not think that Jim would have gotten free with all of the struggles that they faced against to free Jim. Once Huck said " "Now, old Jim, you're a free man again, and I bet you won't ever be a slave no more" (Page 364), I was so thrilled. I was happy that eventually one of the blacks got out of slavery simply because of the fact that even through all of the struggles, they convinced men and women that Jim was not a run away. Throughout the whole story, I could have sworn that someone would have seen through the lies that Huck was saying but they didn't. I also thought that once Jim was held prisoner in the barn and that Tom was doing things by book, I thought that he would never have gotten free. But since Jim is now a free man, I am so relieved and happy for Jim. I was very connected with Jim throughout this whole book simply because even though I am not black, I had a hard childhood like Jim did.
C. The one thing I did not understand while I was reading the end of the book was why "Tom give Jim forty dollars for being prisoner for us so patient..." (Page 387). I know that Jim was patient and all, but eventually he got what he wanted which was freedom. Another thing I did not understand was why would Huck go back to Aunt Sally and live with her forever? Is it because she puts him into shape, and keeps him out of bad? Is it because Huck wants to remember the very beginning of his adventure with Huck and Jim?
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Post by bourdonm15 on Jan 29, 2014 22:22:42 GMT -5
Matthew Bourdon
Mr. Thomas
English 11
1/29/14
C. I was somewhat confused with everything that happened at the end of the book. Was it really necessary for them to escape, then end up coming back? I feel like the goal wasn’t reached and although Jim is not enslaved now, did he make it to a free state? “It was Tom Sawyer on a mattress; and that old doctor, and Jim, in her calico dress, with his hands tied behind him;” (Page 283). I feel like what we spoke about in class about how the last 1/3 of the book was written after a long period in time. This part was very out of sync with the rest of the story and a very complicated ending. It did not live up to my expectations and even the characters expectations, who hinted at a different ending earlier in the book.
F. We finally see Jim explain to Huck that the dead man in the cave was really Pap. My guess and instinct throughout the whole book was right! “Doan’ you ‘member de house dat was float’n down de river, en dey wuz a man in dah, kivered up, en I went in en unkivered him an didn’ let you come in? Well, den, you kin git yo’ money when you wants it, kase dat wuz him.” (Page 293) What is not pretty surprising is Huck’s reaction in which he says that he is glad of Pap’s death. This was a ongoing suspense since the time they were in the cave in the beginning chapters of the story.
I. I agree with Emmanuel on his comment about the ending. It was very fortunate that Miss Watson decided to free Jim in her will and how Tom gave Jim $40 dollars. The ending also denies the thoughts of Tom having ulterior motives which we discussed in class.
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Post by georgebaroudos on Jan 29, 2014 23:24:55 GMT -5
George Baroudos
Mr. Thomas
English 11
29 January 2013
A – I can actually relate to Jim, I genuinely hate spiders and I am convinced they hate me as well. I also relate to Aunt Sally who hates snakes. My brother actually had a snake and I honestly hated it. Both spiders and snakes petrify me. While we had the snake I never once touched it. I refused to touch that slimy reptile. Spiders are horrible as well. How people keep these as pets is honestly beyond me. It does not make sense; for the most part they are an ugly species.
D – “And it never rains but it pours.” (236). I agree with this quote by Aunt Sally. I believe that waves of bad things happen. For example their plan to bring Jim to freedom leaves Tom shot. It also leads Huck straight into Uncle Silia’s hands. But what a lot of people forget is that those good waves also come as well. There is a balance in all honestly. We automatically look at the bad before the good. But, we should always look at the good. That is what defines gratefulness in some senses.
I – Huck often finds himself running into the luckiest or unluckiest situations. Huck Finn in many ways becomes far from realistic. It is not totally unrealistic because these things can happen but in my opinion they happen to often. Huck runs into good luck when he realizes he will impersonate Tom and realizes Jim is there. That unluckiness also comes into play when Huck just so happens to run into Uncle Silia. With these additions we also see Huck’s deceptive characteristics decline. As the book goes on Huck’s abilities decrease.
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Post by johnmarano on Jan 29, 2014 23:33:30 GMT -5
John Marano
Mr. Thomas
English 11
Jan 29 2014
F. At the end of Huck Finn, you can see that the relationship between Huck and Jim has drastically changed. By the end of the book, Huck looks to Jim as an equal, not as property. Jim acted like a father to Huck, something Huck never really got to experience in his life. He possessed qualities such as being strong and caring, that Huck’s own father never had. Huck even says, "I know'd he was white inside” (Chapter 40). This statement shows that Huck has changed his attitude about Jim and sees him now as human, just like him.
C. I did have a few questions for the “finale” of the novel. Why does Jim wait till the end to tell Huck about Huck’s father? I mean I know he doesn’t want to upset Huck, but I think Huck deserved to know. Do you think Huck has truly changed by the end of the novel? I questioned this because other people and surroundings still easily influence him. My last question, is Tom mean for letting Jim think he was a runaway all throughout the book?
B. The ending of Huckleberry Fin is significant because we find out that Tom knew that Jim was a free man. Tom said that Miss Watson, when she died two months ago, wrote in her will that Jim was no longer under her rule; he was a free man. Tom just wanted an adventure for Jim. This shows irony because all along, there journey to set Jim free was all for nothing. But if they never went down the river, Huck would have never had the chance to change and see Jim from a different side. This was an opportunity for Huck to grow.
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Post by Sgarlato on Jan 29, 2014 23:41:33 GMT -5
Stephen Sgarlato
Mr. Thomas
English 11
1/30/14
A. I think the most interesting part of the story was when Tom gets shot. He is found with a bullet in his leg from the farmers. I think it’s the most interesting part of the story because its action. Like the story isn’t based off of action, it’s based off of cunning wit. I am a person who likes action in stories so when I read this it excited me because now it’s a dilemma for the boys.
I.I would like to add to Matthew Chan’s comment about why Tom just told Aunt Sally about them trying to get Jim. I believe that Tom is a dynamic character. He does change drastically from the beginning to end. He goes from a misguided kid to an honest, respectable guy. He is actually honorable now that he told Aunt Sally this information.
C. What I don’t understand is how they found Pap’s body floating in the water. Like of all the people it could have been it was Pap. Now Huck can relax and not worry about him anymore. He doesn’t have to worry about him stealing any money anymore or being an intrusion on his life.
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Post by scanley73 on Jan 30, 2014 10:48:41 GMT -5
D. I really like that they decided not to execute Jim. Although Twain tries to make everything how it is in reality it is nice to see that he was able to come up with a happy ending. It goes against his writing style but I appreciated in none the less. I feel like it shows that even in a cruel world good things can still happen to good people. Jim was probably the most genuine character in the entire book and it would be awful to see him die. Although most of the time this wouldn’t happen it’s nice to see that it can.
E. I also really enjoyed the scene where Jim reveals to Huck that the dead body in the cave that they saw was Pap. I always had suspicions of why Jim wouldn’t let Huck see the body but now it makes sense. It’s Jim’s way of realizing that Huck has matured and is able to handle the news now. It shows how far Huck has come in his journey. It also is a form of justice you could say. Huck has been tormented by his father his whole life and now he is gone and can never bother Huck again
A. the scene where Huck gets shot reminds me of an instance from my own experiences. Obviously I wasn’t shot. However, one of my friends broke his leg when we were trying to get back to our dorms where we were staying for a summer program. Jim helping Huck reminded me of when I had to help my friend.
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Post by michaelannunziata on Jan 30, 2014 11:58:24 GMT -5
Michael Annunziata
Mr. Thomas
English 11
1,30,14
A. To be honest, as bad as it is the most interesting part or this reading was when Tom gets shot. This was the most interesting part to me because something surprising finally happened and some action was finally put into the story. I can relate to this because there has been multiple times in my life where I was having a boring day, and then something just snapped and made it better, just like how Tom got shot and made this book somewhat interesting. That’s is what I found most interesting about this reading as well as me being able to relate to this.
B. One thing that interested me a lot during reading this part of the book was Tom waited till the end to tell Huck the Pap and Miss Watson were dead. I felt that they deserved to know earlier because I believe that a death is probably the most important thing to someone because there not on this earth anymore, they can never be seen again and it should’ve been said earlier in the book. This is why I felt that this was one of the most interesting parts in this part of the reading.
C. The thing that I felt was most confusing during this reading was how disappointing the ending was. Mark Twain is supposed to be one of the best writers in history and for him to disappoint me as well as many others just makes me not like him as a writer and it changes my perspective on him
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Post by fotia15 on Jan 30, 2014 21:13:00 GMT -5
a. Very disappointed that they threw away all the development to Huck's character. He starts to become a really good criminal, then he does that stupid plan that Tom wants to do. They could have saved jim soo many times already, yet they wanted to make it more believe able. I did enjoy how tom gets shot after all of it. he deserved it he was acting like it was some kind of game when jim could have been taken away any day.
e. The ending was just boring. They go home which is stupid because they worked so hard to go away from home. Then Jim is called a the n word but huck states that he is white on the inside... which i dont even want to think about. huck worked hard to befriend jim you would think that he would smart then that. Jim is just accepted as being free which doesnt makes sense because hes on the plantation which he ran away from
b. Im happy the father died at least. That was the only satisfying part to the ending chapters. He was a serious ass so he got what he deserved.
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Post by eointunney on Feb 4, 2014 11:22:03 GMT -5
Eoin Tunney
Mr. Thomas
English 11
4 February 2014
D. The very end of the novel where we find out the guy Jim and Huck found dead was Huck’s father did not surprise me at all. Once we came across that scene I pretty much knew that it was Pap because there was really no other reason for Jim to hide Pap’s face from Huck. Pap definitely deserved it for everything he did. I feel the death of Miss Watson would mean more to Huck since she took care of him.
E. I thought the part where Tom gets shot was pretty funny. Tom planned this idiotic escape route, which ends up hurting him the most. But the stupidest part about all this is that Tom sees the bullet wound as a way to be more adventurous. I feel Tom becomes more stupid as we read more about him.
B. I don’t get why Mark Twain is so interested in having male characters in this book wear women’s clothing. Throughout the novel there have been two incidents where one of the main characters ends up wearing a dress. I don’t see the amusement Twain gets out of this, but I think it’s pretty weird.
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Post by connor on Feb 4, 2014 20:45:18 GMT -5
Connor Ryan
Mr. Thomas
English 11
2/4/14
B. I think Tom's idea to send the letters to Sally Silas was very stupid. There plan is kind of working and they have not been caught yet why would Tom think it would be a good idea to send them anonymous letters. They plan on stealing Jim the same night that they say the thieves are coming. Because of the letters they get caught and Tom gets shot (pay back). They don't get caught running away but eventually everything they have done has caught up to them.
D. I liked the ending of the book. I liked it because Jim does not die. We see that Jim is a good person when he helps heal Tom's bullet wound. Jim is not hanged because he is a good man and he is rewarded for doing the right think. Before they knew that Jim had helped Tom they were going to hang him. I like when good people are rewarded for doing the right thing. Jim has been doing the right think and no one rewarded him and now he is finally being rewarded for being a good person.
A. I feel like anybody can relate to Jim. I hate every kind of insect and bug alive. Imagine having animals living everywhere in your house and they were put there. I do not know how Jim put up with Huck and Tom putting animals in his barn.That would gross many people out because there house is there personal space.
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Post by joeroperti on Feb 5, 2014 11:21:28 GMT -5
Joseph Roperti
Mr. Thomas
English 11
2/1/14
A. I was really disappointed in the end of the book. But i feel as if in almost every african classic we have to read the endings are never the greatest. They always seem to end with a a little to no action. I was surprised that they even had the part with him getting shot. I related this to all classical pieces because I honestly do not enjoy them with, most of them have little to no climax and or suspense.
B. I thought that Tom sending the letters to Sally Silas was another one of those pointless parts of the book that was just thrown in because there was no other purpose to the ending chapters in the book. I predicted that because of the letters that they would get caught and they did. Form this it pissed me off more because it is another stupid mistake that they could have completely avoided if they just realized and though there plans out more thoroughly.
D. I am still torn between complete hatred for the end of the book or just being okay with it. I really thought Jim was going to die but in the end he didn't and he helped tom with the bullet wound. It kinda showed how that everyone in the end of the book changed for the better, even if it was the for the slightest bit, I liked that about the ending.
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