Tuesday

Today we will read chapter 22 and work on outlining episodes 1-6. Note - this week we need to read Abraham Lincoln as well.

Huck Discussion Questions: XXI - XXIII

  1. "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?

  2. Why does Huck observe but does not participate in the schemes of the duke and king?

  3. 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 (which, by the way, was based on a true incident)? What aspect of human nature does Twain satirize through the scene in the drugstore?

  4. Compare the circus with the entertainment supplied by the duke and king?

  5. What does Huck's reaction to the circus incident tell us about him? Whom does he think was most deceived?

  6. What is Twain implying about human nature through the advertising for the "Royal Nonesuch"?

  7. "What was the use to tell Jim these warn't real kings and dukes? It wouldn't a done no good; and besides, it was just as I said; you couldn't tell them from the real kind." (117). What does Twain imply?

  8. What is significant about the story of 'Lizabeth?

  9. Be ready to tell Huck's story so far. Develop a chronology of events - the more detailed the better! 

     

    READING SCHEDULE 

    1/12 Chapter 22 and outlines

    1/13 Abraham Lincoln

    1/14 Frederick Douglas

    1/15 Chapter 23

    1/18 Chapters 24-25

    1/19 Chapters 26-27 

    1/20 Quiz and time to work on discussion questions

    1/21 Chapters 28-29 

    1/22 Chapters 30-31 and vocabulary quia

    1/25 Chapters 32-34

    1/26 Chapters 35-36

    1/27 Chapters 37-38

    1/28 Chapter 39 and time to catch up on discussion questions

    1/29 Essay Question

    2/1 Chapter 40

    2/2 41 - End

    2/3 Review

    2/4 Review or Emily Dickerson

    2/5 TEST

    2/8 Walt Whitman

    2/9 Essay

    2/10 Essay

    2/11 Essay Due

    2/12 Modernism and The Great Gatsby


    New Vocabulary Words:

    temperance
    histrionic
    muse
    brazen
    contrite
    languish
    calamity
    ponderous
    stealthiest
    blitheful
    infernal
    abolitionist
    confound
    frivolousness
    haughty
    divining 



    Episode 1: (Chapters 1- 4) Huck is living with the Widow Douglas, who is teaching him about region and having go to school. Tom Sawyer starts a gang who says there are gonna steal for passing wagons. Tom plays a trick on Jim. Huck is in Tom's gang for a little while but nothing really comes of it and he quits. Huck realizes his dad is back and gives all the money to Judge Thatcher. This episode ends with huck's dad in his room. Huck goes to Jim for advice or a prophet and Jim really doesn't tell him anything important. ends by Pa showing up.

    Episode 2: (5- 7) Pa gives Huck a hard time for being eduated and tells him to stop going to school or he'll whip him. Then he questions Huck about the money and Huck says he doesn't have it. Pa says he will get it from Judge Tatcher cause it's his. Then he goes to the Judge and demands for the money. The judge decided he wanted custody of Huck and go to the law. Well there is a new Judge in town who doesn't want to break up a son and dad. Pa then plays off the judge's Gullibilty, saying he would quit drink and is a changed man. The judge gives him a room and new clothes, pa gets drunk and the judge gives up on him. So Pa tries to get the money again, and he also kidnaps Huck. Well they live in a cabin and Pa is careful not to leave anything Huck could use to escape. Huck eventually finds a saw and starts sawing through the floor everytime Pa leaves. One night Pa comes back really drunk and tries to kill Huck. The next day, Huck finds some logs and Pa takes them to the town to sell them. While Pa is way, Huck finishes sawing thorugh, makes it look like he was killed and leaves.
     
    Episode 3: (8-11)
    Episode 4: (12-16)
    Episode 5: (17-18)
    Episode 6:( 19-20 

 

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