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.