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 So, today we will take a quiz on Huckleberry Finn, discuss what you read over break, the episodes up to chapter 21, and look at chapter 22. Note - this week we need to read Abraham Lincoln as well. Huck Discussion Questions: XXI - XXIII "Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel . He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it . It is a trait that is not known to the higher animals." This quote is from Twain's essay, "The Damned Human Race." How is this contempt for certain aspects of human behavior evident in the description of the Arkansas town in Chapter XXI? How does he describe the residents? Why does Huck observe but does not participate in the schemes of the duke and king? Through the Grangerford episode, Twain was able to criticize the myth of Southern honor. What myth of Southern life does Twain satirize in the Sherburn / Boggs incident ...
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 Today, we are going to discuss the climax of the book. Give you a few minutes to outline episodes 7 and 8, and read chapter 32-34. Huck Discussion Questions XXXI - XXXV 1. Would you say that Chapter 31 represents the climax of the novel? Why or why not? 2. Huck says, "All right, then, I'll go to hell." Explain the irony in that statement. 3. Discuss the symbolism of the imagery at the beginning of Chapter 32. 4. Discuss Huck's understanding of Providence? Would Miss Watson agree? 5. How does Twain use irony in the discussion between Huck and Mrs. Phelps about the "steamboat accident." 6. One of the recurring themes becomes apparent when Huck discovers that the Phelps are expecting Tom Sawyer. Which theme comes to mind and why? 7. Huck and Tom both agree to help Jim escape; however, their motives are different. Explain. 8. "...and as they went by I see they had the king and duke astraddle of a rail - that is, I knowed it WAS the king and the duke, t...
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