Huck Finn Ending

In the last chapter we find out that Tom’s bullet wound is healed and his leg is back to normal.  Huck is able to get away from Miss Watson and Jim is a freed man.  This is everything that they wanted.  The ways that they got to it though probably weren’t the best and not the easiest but they got to where they wanted to be.  This makes for a good ending of the book because Jim is finally freed after everything they had done and Huck was able to go on about his life.  The might have been too risky about how they go things done and did things over the top but they did get to where they wanted.  

Huck's Letter

Huck was going to write a letter to Miss Watson about Jim and how he was a runaway slave.  He was basically going to be turning Jim in and get him caught.  Huck wanted to write her about how Jim was on the loose.  He decided not to though because then people would know Huck had been helping Jim, a runaway slave.  He also felt guilty to turn Jim in because they had become very close.  Huck felt like they had become friends and he didn’t feel that he could betray Jim like that.  This showed that Huck was a good person and he didn’t think just about himself.  He cared for someone else and decided to keep Jim safe.  This showed that Huck had good character.  

Duke and Kings Plan

The Duke and King planned to steal six thousand dollars from this family.  They plan to run off with all the families’ fortune and skip town.  Huck discovers that they are planning to do this and he wants to stop them from doing it.  Huck takes the money and places it in the coffin to be buried.  He decides to tell the family about what he had done so they would know where the money is and that the Duke and King are frauds.  Huck does this because he is a good person and wants to do the right thing.  He hates that the Duke and King are doing this to the family.  It shows that he is a good person and wants to do the right thing.  

Jim's Daughter

Jim talks to Huck about how he was homesick and missing his family.  He then goes on to tell a story about how one time he had asked his daughter to do something and she just stood there.  He had hit her and left then came back and felt terrible about what he had down.  This story tells us about how Jim was feeling really homesick and this was the first time we had heard of his family and seen this side of him.  We also see this side of him where he can have a temper because he had hit his daughter a few times when she didn’t behave.  

Duke and king

The Duke and King were two men that Huck ran into. The two men were running away from people chasing after them. Huck told them that they could go with him. The Duke and King were two men who weren’t actually a duke and king. The man who claimed to be duke had told his story first and then the other man decided to make up that he was king because the Duke was getting special privileges. I don’t think it was a good idea for Huck and Jim to go along with them because they weren’t trustworthy people. Huck and Jim didn’t know who they really were.

Huck and Buck

Buck is the little boy who lived with the family that Huck found when he was washed up to shore. Buck is about the same age as Huck and the same size too. They both are boys who like to go on adventures. They like the idea of the thrill of the adventure and want to capture someone. They are also similar in the way that neither like to get dressed up. Buck talks about at the beginning that he doesn’t like to wear those nice pants and hates Sundays because he has to be proper and fancy. Huck is the same way because for a while he hated the fact that the lady he lived with made him dress up and have proper manners.

Raftsmen

Huck had gotten aboard the raft that there were raftsmen.  The raftsmen were drinking a lot and singing and very loud.  They were telling stories to each other the whole time about life on the raft.  They also kept getting into many fights.  This was showing us that raftsmen aren’t the kindest men and that they like to have a good time.  They like to be crazy and get drunk all the time.  The men also believe in superstitions or at least most of them because there was a time when a barrel came by and one of the men told them that it was bad luck to have it around.  All the men were scared of it and they spent the day drinking by themselves.  This chapter showed us that raftsmen were rowdy and liked to have a lot of fun.  

Steamboat

Huck and Jim come across a shipwreck and he wants to go aboard to salvage whatever is on there.  They find people in there and Huck decides to help them because he is looking for an exciting adventure and knew that if Tom where there he would be all for it. They help the guys even though Jim doesn’t think it is a good idea because it is risky.  This shows true character of Huck and that he actually does care about people.  It shows even under that tough skin he wants to help people and he has a kind heart.  He did learn some things from the widow and he does look up to people.  

Huck finn chapter 7-11

The trick that Huck plays on Jim is that he found a dead rattlesnake and he sat it at the end of Jim’s blanket.  He thought it would be funny to see Jim wake up and see the rattlesnake at the end of his blanket but the dead rattlesnake had a partner.  This rattlesnake came by and bit Jim when Jim woke up and found the snake.  Huck played the prank on Jim now because they had become closer and he thought it would be a funny thing to do.  The other time that Tom wanted to play the prank on Jim and Huck didn’t was because he didn’t feel like he knew Jim enough and thought that it would be rude.  He thought the snake was good because they had become somewhat friends on account of being runaways together.              

last American Man

Eustace is not exactly the last American man.  He does live in the wild and for the most part lives like a true man would but he still goes into the real world and does use a lot of things that are against what a “true American man” is.  He ends up having to go into the real world to be able to make Turtle Island.  He has to live in hotels, drive cars, and use skills that he does not think are true to a true American man.  Eustace is kind of a hypocrite because he does preach that he is a true American man but he actually doesn’t follow along all the lines because of his dream of Turtle Island and teaching others to be like him.  This pushes him away from really living off of nature.  

Apprentices

Apprentices do not like Eustace because he works them too hard and he expects a great deal out of them.  He works them as hard as possible and he wants nothing but perfection from them on everything.  This pushes people away because they cannot handle the strenuous hours.  Each person who goes through Turtle Island think that it will be fun and that they will be learning a lot about nature but it ends up being over the top for them and they cannot handle it.  It is hard to for people to have the same work ethic as Eustace does.  I don’t think I would want to work for Eustace because I would not like at all the long work hours and how much he expects out of his apprentices.  It would be too much and there would be no time for fun or relaxation.  

Chapter 7

Eustace had many reasons for wanting to ride horses across country.  The person that he wants to take with him is his brother, Judson.  He wants to spend more time with him and get him more involved in nature.  Eustace remembers his brother being locked up in his room playing games and not outdoors enjoying nature.  He thought this would be a perfect time to teach Judson as much as he could. He also loved horses and thought it would be a great experience to ride across the country.  One of the most important events that happened on the trip was just how Eustace treated the animals on the journey.  It just showed how connected he was with nature.  One example was with the mule, Peter Rabbit.  The mule had injured Judson and Eustace just got right in his face and spent hours making sure the mule wouldn’t act out again.  Of course, it worked eventually after very long painful time but it worked.  It just showed how he could control animals well. 

Chapter 5- Turtle Island

In running around to speak in front of people and teaching children about not living in a box, Eustace started going away from his natural life.  He ended up having to borrow money from his father because he needed it to be able to have Turtle Island.  This caused problems because then he had to work to pay it back and it was painful for him to even ask his father.  Eustace had so much to do to get Turtle Island going that he started not living in nature as much and traveling a lot.  He had to speak to many different groups and set up activities on Turtle Island.  It was hard for him and stressful but once it was set up and he was teaching the children it all paid off.  He loved setting the children off in the woods and teaching them things about nature and to not live in a box.  

Child Advocacy Inc.

The organization I chose was Child Advocate Inc.  It is an organization that helps with abused children.  They help them through their court date and to make sure that they find a safe home.  I chose this advocacy group because they help make the child feel wanted and make sure that they aren’t forgotten.  This is a good thing because the child has just gone through a traumatic event.  I think that this group does a good thing by bringing in volunteers to help with the kids and find out important information for their trials.  They also make sure that the child does find a safe home and if that means after the parent has gone through a class that they get to go back to them then that is fine.  They just want to find the best fit for the child.  

Minority groups

People who suffer from confinement are women and people who are in the minority of their race or choice of opinion.  These people when they are with people who are not like them are usually shunned.  For example, their race, gender, or choice of opinion could cause them not to get a job or be able to go some places.  Their looks or choice of opinion that aren’t what “most” people like then it will cause for things like what happened to Linda to happen to them.  Stuff that happened to Linda still happen today and it will be a long time before it completely goes away, which is sad.  

End of Book

Linda finally becomes free because she is bought by Mrs. Bruce and she frees Linda with papers.  Since they had met Mrs. Bruce had been doing everything to keep Linda safe from the Flint’s.  Linda doesn’t feel that this is not how she wanted things to end up.  She didn’t want to be freed by being bought.  She thought that it wasn’t the way to be freed because she had been bought as if she were some item.  This is not the way that Linda wanted to be freed.  She didn’t feel too happy about this but she was glad to be free all the same. 

Chapter 29-34

Linda had the idea that the North would be much different than the south and there wouldn’t be much racism but right off she learns how wrong she is. People are still cruel in the north and Africans don’t have the same rights. On the train ride Linda was shocked to find out that Africans could not ride in the first class compartment. She also experienced some racism when she arrived in New York. Linda also realized how hard it was for her to have a job as an African. She also learns that her daughter doesn’t have the rights that were promised to her.

chapter 25-28

William left Mr. Sands because he had promised William freedom and it never came.  Mr. Sands kept taking William around with him all over the states.  Eventually William got annoyed and when they were in a northern state left with some abolitionist.  William did what he needed to do.  It seemed that Mr. Sands was not going to be freeing him anytime soon or at all.  William finally decided to take his freedom in his own hands.  I think that William did the right thing because he probably would have never been freed.  Then again he might not have as good of a life as a free man than he did as a slave with Mr. Sands.  

Chapter 14-17

Linda gets upset because the gold necklace symbolizes her daughters life in slavery to men and to others.  It symbolizes the chains that bind you to slavery for as long as you live.  Linda never wanted this for her daughter and it hurt her a lot.  She knew that this was only the beginning of a harsh life for her daughter.  I think that the comparison is true.  Even though it was such a nice gift, it meant the start of a hard life for her daughter.   It could mean that her daughter was likely to end up the way Linda did.   

Chapter 11-13

"I rarely ventured out by daylight, for I always went with fear, expecting at every turn to encounter Dr. Flint, who was sure to turn me back, or order me to his office to inquire where I got my bonnet, or some other article of dress." (Page 59)  This quote is my favorite because I can feel the fear that she is thinking.  She is good at making the hard times seem very real and straightforward.  It also shows more of how much she has to fear her master because she cannot even go out without thinking that she will run into him.  The fear that she has against him is terrible and nobody should have to deal with that.  Dr. Flint is so cruel to her and this quote does a great job at summing up how feaful she is of him.  

Chapter 5-8

Love like for a slave is hard to have.  Linda did know a guy and she loved him a lot.  He proposed to her but she couldn’t marry him because her master wanted her for himself.  It is hard to have a relationship with another slave because most of the times you cannot get married to them or anything.  Her master threatened her when she told him her intentions.  He achieved to get her to stay with him but she still wanted to be with her “lover.”  It causes pain in them because they have to do what their master tells them to or they get punished.  

chapter 1-4

These four chapters give a great detail of how poorly slaves were treated.  Jacobs describes as much as she can about where the slaves work, what the masters are like, and how they are treated.  She also talks about her family in there too.  I think that the way she describes things really makes you think and want to do something for those people.  She is very good at doing that in this chapter and it really caught my attention.  I think that even though she is talking about many other people, she is still talking about herself in there.  Every slave then was not treated right except for a few.  Jacobs does mention how she was treated through the way the others were treated.  

overview of class

In class we talked about how some of the characters had dreams and how the two people who had big dreams died in the act of trying to fulfill their dream.  Myrtle dreamed of being with Nick and living a rich life but it just would never happen for her.  She died trying to run out to the car that drove by thinking that it was Nick.  The other person who died in the act of trying to achieve his dream was Gatsby.  He was accused for doing something that he didn’t actually do.  Daisy had been the one who killed Myrtle and Gatsby had to die for her.  It seems that Myrtle and Gatsby had to take the fall for both of their lovers.  Tom and Daisy would be the real one at fault but they are the ones who never get in trouble for what they did.  

Chapter 7-8

  There were many rumors that had been going around about what Gatsby had done and in these chapters you learn that they were actually true.  It was also foreshadowed that there would be someone who would die.  It always seemed that Gatsby didn’t have long to live because of the way that the author talked about him.  It also showed on the cover that there was a person crying and the title sounds like this is a story about someone who was dead and they were telling his story.  There was also some foreshadowing with Myrtle.  You knew that something was going to happen to one of the four people who were having an affair.  It was just obvious that one of them was going to go.  

Chapter 9

The funeral didn’t come as much of a surprise because Gatsby actually didn’t have real friends but he was always surrounded by people.  There weren’t many people who actually cared about Gatsby.  It didn’t surprise me either that Daisy didn’t show up because in previous chapters I could tell that she wasn’t fully enjoying herself with Gatsby.  Of course we had to meet Gatsby’s father and find out more about his past.  That was no surprise and I always figured that Nick would be there because he seemed to be the kind of person who did that.  I think that the other guy who came who wore glasses was going along with the theme of the book that there is someone watching over us and I think that that is why the author had him at the funeral.  

Great Gatsby Chapter 6

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 6

  I think that the reason Nick waited to tell us the truth about Gatsby is that he wanted to tell the readers what he saw of Gatsby.  He wanted us to get to know him or think we know him before he shared the truth.  He wanted us to understand a little bit about Gatsby and the oddity of him. Then once we had seen Gatsby interact with other people an hear all the rumors about who he really was and what he might have done, Nick could tell the truth.  It made sense to not just come right out and say where Gatsby actually started out but to tell us and show us how the present Gatsby was.  

Great Gatsby Chapter 5

Gatsby had been dreaming for a long time to meet Daisy and he had been looking out across his lake towards her house where a green light had shown.  He had been building himself up to meet her and used that green light to stay connected to her.  Once he met her it felt like his dreams had fallen a little because he had made it seem greater in his mind than it really was.  Then once he had finally reconnected Daisy it meant that the green light didn’t have its special effect as it had before.  This felt made him feel like it was a let down.   

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