Monday

 Today we are going to continue to read and discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Review for Test on Romanticism
1 – Be able to discuss with examples how Emerson (Nature and Self-Reliance)  and Thoreau (Walden and Civil Disobedience fit the ideas of Transcendentalism.  You will need to be able to pick out  a theme for each essay and use specific examples.
2 – Discuss the meaning of the “A Psalm of Life”, “The Tide Falls”, “The Chambered Nautilus” and “Old Ironsides”.  Be able to analysis rhyme scheme, stanza structure, and metaphor in each poem.  Also apply the question: What gives life purpose to the poems.
3 – List the elements of American Gothic literature and give examples of these elements in The Scarlet Letter.
4 – Be able to discuss the following questions as connected to the literature of the Romantic Period:
“Is the price of progress ever too high?”
“Is it patriotic to protest one’s government?”
“Does everyone have a dark side?”
“Where do people look for the truth?”
5 - Be able to discuss the meaning of Fuller's essay "Woman in the 19th Century" and compare it with "Self-Reliance"

6 - Answer text questions about Huckleberry Finn
7 - Discuss the difference between Realism and Romanticism 

Study Questions for Chapters 5 - 11

Huck Discussion Questions: V - XI (5 -11)

1. Pap: "I won't have it. I'll lay for you, my smarty; and if I catch you about that school I'll tan you good. First you know you'll get religion. I never seen such a son." Discuss the meaning and irony.
2. How does the refusal of the court to grant custody of Huck to the Widow Douglas and Judge Thatcher reflect on society?
3. Even though Huck is regularly beaten, he prefers to stay at the shanty. Why? How does this reflect one of the major themes?
4. Comment on Pap's drunken tirade over the "govment." What message is Twain sending?
5. What major theme is reflected by Huck's escape from his father and his discovery of Jim?
6. What is ironic about Huck wishing Tom were there to help plan the escape? How do you think the plan would have developed had Tom been there? Would it have been successful?
7. Discuss the irony in Huck's finding bread to eat. He also seems to modify his position on prayer. Discuss.
8. Discuss Jim' actions after meeting Huck.
9. Discuss how running into Jim represents Huck's rebirth. Discuss the resulting conflict in Huck's mind.
10. Significance: "People would call me a lowdown Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum."
11. Even though Jim seems to rely on superstition, many of his predictions are rooted in knowledge.
Explain the significance.
12. Discuss the trick that Huck plays on Jim. It that typical of Huck's character? What does he learn?

13. What do we learn about Huck's character from his trip to shore?
14. When Mrs. Loftus discusses the money that Tom had found, a common human trait emerges. Discuss.
15. Discuss the satire revealed in the amounts of the rewards.

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