Blog Post Five:Reflection on Conscience.

I believe Huck's quote "But that's always the way; it don't make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person's conscience ain't got no sense, and just goes for him anyway." means: your conscience is always right. It doesn't matter if you did it or someone else did it. It doesn't matter if you think it was right. Your conscience will tell if it's right no matter what. I agree with this completely. I belive that your conscience always knows whats best, or atleast what you know is right, deep down. It tells you subconciously if you are doing something wrong. Not everybody listens to thiers, but they can keep you out of trouble, or make you feel really guilty.

One example of Huckleberry Finn's conscience affecting him was in the very beginning of the book when him andTom snuck out. Tom put Jims hat over his head while he was sleeping. When Jim awoke he believed that witches were picking on him. Huck felt bad. His conscience told him it was wrong and mean. Another example would be when he found the criminals on the ship wreck. He knew they were bad men, but he also knew they might die. He felt bad that they could die. Lastly when the King and the Duke were going to take all that money from the orphan girls he felt realy really horrible. He decided that it was wrong so he took the money and hid it so Mary Jane could get it back after they left.

My conscience has made me make the right decision a few times. One time in particular was when I had broken my moms vase from playing catch in the house. I knew I was wrong and my first instinct was to lie to stay out of trouble. I also knew that that was wrong so i told her i did it and i got in less trouble than if i would have lied.

Blog Post four: Huck Finn: Setting Description

The place that I enjoy going to is a clearing in the woods behind my Grandma's house. I have been going there since i came across it about three years ago. I go there every summer to escape the city, to have some peace and quiet, and to just read, relax and daydream. To get there you have to walk about a half mile up hill on a narrow path through the broad, ample trees. The walk up there can be distressing, formidable, and straining but it is also appealing and enjoyable. It seems like the trees go miles up in the sky. The rays of sunshine barely exposed through the thick leaves. Once you get to the clearing the smell of wild flowers, raspberries and pine rushes to greet you. The clearing is about twenty five feet around, which is just enough room for me and a friend if they want to tag along. It has the greenest grass I've ever seen with countless amounts of wild flowers. Usually I take a flannel blanket to sit on in case it's muddy. I just lay down with the book I'm reading at the time and escape from the world. It's the most relaxing place I can even imagine. When I'm there I feel better than if i were on cloud nine. In the distance you can hear the faint sound of a woodpecker tapping on the bark of a tree, a chipmunk scurrying along, and the bountiful birds chattering away. There are many raspberry bushes wonderful for if you ever feel like a snack. They are the most delicious, delightful, delectable raspberries I have ever tasted. Its like heaven on the tip of your tongue. They're perfectly sweet with a hint of tartness. Everything about this place is astounding. I like to think of it as my own personal escape. I've only showed it to a few people and I took them in circles so they wouldn't be able to find it again. It might be selfish but i want to keep it for myself. The clearing or as I call it My Dreamland is the most important place in the world to me. It makes me feel like no matter how i mess up or how bad things get, I'll always have Dreamland, a place to forget about my worries and troubles, to let go of my fears.

Blog Post Two: Huck Finn Response (Ch.13-Ch.17)

In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck, the protagonist, is greatly influenced by four people: Widow Douglas, Tom Sawyer, Pap, and Jim.
Widow Douglas directly influences Huck by educating him on religion. On page two, she teaches him about Moses. “After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she had let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn’t care no more about him, because I didn’t take no stock in dead people.” She influences him indirectly by giving him a sense of right and wrong. On page eighty six, he starts to feel bad for helping the run away slave. He knows it is wrong. “What had poor Miss Watson done to you that you could see her n*gger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word?”

Tom Sawyer directly influences Huck by making him think that fallacious and felonious things are acceptable because they’re boisterous. On page eight, the boys start a gang and believe it is acceptable to murder people and rob them of their belongings. “‘Now’ says Ben Rogers, ‘what’s the line of business of this gang?’ ‘Nothing, only robbery and murder.’ Tom said.” He influences him indirectly by giving him a sense of adventure. On page sixty six, Huck finds a ship wreck and is drawn to it. He wants to have an adventure and explore it. “Well, it being away in the night and stormy, and all so mysterious-like, I felt just the way any other boy would’a’felt when I seen that wreck laying there so mournful and lonesome in the middle of the river. I wanted to get aboard of her and slink around a little, and see what there was there.”

(4) Pap directly influences Huck by showing him that violence and drinking is tolerable. He often comes home drunk and hits Huck. On page twenty eight, after supper Pap gets very, very drunk
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(6) Without these key influences in his life, Huck would be a very different person.

Post One: Huck Finn Response (Ch.1-Ch.12)

Huck was living with the Widow Douglas. He had six thousand dollars he found with Tom Sawyer (in the book "Tom Sawyer"). He had Judge Thatcher taking care of his money. Tom and Huck start a gang. Huck's "Pap" comes back into town because he has heard about his money, and he wants it. Pap gets custody and takes Huck to live in a cabin in the woods. He gets drunk all the time and keeps Huck locked up at home. Huck tries to escape using a saw he found. He ends up faking his death and running away. He finds a canoe and travels to Jackson Island. He runs into a slave by the name of Jim who belonged to Miss Watson, Widow Douglas' sister. Jim and Huck live together on the island. They find a house with a dead man who was shot in the back and take his stuff. Huck touches a snakes skin. Jim thinks this is bad luck. Soon, the bad luck comes. They run out of tobacco so Huck dresses as a girl to go into town. He meets a woman named Mrs. Loftus. She soon finds out he is a boy, and tells him of how her husband is trying to find Jim because there is a three hundred dollar reward for him. The people in town think he killed Huckleberry Finn. Huck hurries back to warn Jim. They end up getting on a wrecked ship where they find three men. Two of which want to kill the other. Huck thinks he needs to help.

I have found the book very intriguing so far. It keeps my interest and is difficult to put down. I really enjoy it. My favorite part so far is when Mrs. Loftus figured out he was a boy. I thought it was very clever and interesting how she knew what to look for. I also cares for the part when Huck and Jim decide to not "borrow" the crab apples and the p'simmons. I found it very humorous. My least favorite thing about the book is that Pap beats Huck. I know it adds to the story but, it makes me very uncomfortable because i know things like that really happen. In comparison to Of Mice & Men I like Huck Finn much better. This book is easier to get into and much more enjoyable. I liked Of Mice & Men but it didn't hold my interest.