The first thing that I would like to discuss id Huck's pap and how he treats Huck. his father is very hypocritical and is judgmental in my opinion. Huck's dad is epitome of a terrible parent considering the fact that he is always drunk and beating Huck on and off and is never really or ever has been a part of his own son's life. While Huck is trying to become a part of society and is fitting in and learning, when his dad comes back he immediately beats him for dressing like them and for going to school to learn. Because of all that Huck is basically living in a prison controlled by his own father. His father always starts fights and is always in jail till he sobers up, which doesn't last long, and the only way for Huck's dad to become a part of his life, which his father is telling him how to live it, is for him to be around and sober up.
The Grangerford and Shepardson feud reminds me of the Hatfield and McCoy feud and how they would always kill each other just because of one of each family falling in love. The feud in this book though doesn't always make sense though because of the fact that they are both religious families and go by the bible and believe that they are all saints, but in all reality they all commit sins every day because they go out and kill each other and act like nothing happened and like it isn't a big deal. Which in today's society that is unacceptable and would neevr happen. These families have no trust in one another either because they bring their guns everywhere, including to church, in front of god.
The other thing I would like to discuss is the fact that Huck and Jim aare bringing more attention to themselves by traveling with the Duke and the King, which if they want to get away clean and start over they may need to get away from these two. All the Duke and King are doing is just making people mad and ripping them off and lying to everyone around them which puts Huck and Jim in greater danger. I think that later on in the book these two are going to bring trouble to Huck and Jim and get them killed or separated in some way. It will just go to show the evilness in the society and how it can bite you right on back.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Huck Finn blog #1
As I first started reading the book, I learned that the narrator, Huck, is very young, which makes me think that throughout the reading he will not always be a reliable source to listen too. Huck doesn't always understand things fully which makes the reader sometimes wonder about certain details which have been missed.
A part that caught my attention and made me wonder a bit was the fact that Huck wanted to smoke and the Widow, Miss Watson told him no even though she was using chewing tabacco. This makes me wonder is Huck wanted to chew if she would've let him. This also goes to show that people back then are still the same as they are today and can be very judgmental among one another even though it is hypocritical of her to not let him since she continued right in front of Huck.
One other thing that can make the reader question Huck is the fact that they want to become murderers and robbers and the fact that they know all of the consequences, but don't truly know what all to do and they don't know the meaning of what they have signed up for. The terms and things they are going to do they don't even know the meanings of which makes Huck not trustworthy for the reader. Huck can be very foolish at times already in the book, but is a very thoughtful young man who knows what he wants and will do anything to do what is right for him and to make his life better, and he is clever about it all.
A part that caught my attention and made me wonder a bit was the fact that Huck wanted to smoke and the Widow, Miss Watson told him no even though she was using chewing tabacco. This makes me wonder is Huck wanted to chew if she would've let him. This also goes to show that people back then are still the same as they are today and can be very judgmental among one another even though it is hypocritical of her to not let him since she continued right in front of Huck.
One other thing that can make the reader question Huck is the fact that they want to become murderers and robbers and the fact that they know all of the consequences, but don't truly know what all to do and they don't know the meaning of what they have signed up for. The terms and things they are going to do they don't even know the meanings of which makes Huck not trustworthy for the reader. Huck can be very foolish at times already in the book, but is a very thoughtful young man who knows what he wants and will do anything to do what is right for him and to make his life better, and he is clever about it all.
TTTC Final Reading #4
Within these final chapters of the book things start to connect and reflect of one another. No one can truly experience or feel the way that O'Brien did throughout the war and no one will ever understand thte actions he took and the things he did to survive. Simply because if you have never been in war you have never experienced these feelings. This is why in the chapter "Field Trip", Kathleen does not enjoy going to Vietnam and seeing these places where O'Brien had once been and where he lost friends and loved ones and killed many people, simply because she does not see the importance of this part of history and doesn't see why it is so important to O' Brien. A field trip for Kathleen is going somewhere fun, not to Vietnam, but for O'Brien, he is reliving his younger days and looking back on the importance of the war which no one will ever realize unless you have actually fought through it.
O"Brien tells war stories which may or may not always be true about himself, but certainly happened to other soldiers in the war. It always makes you question whether some of the stories he told, if he actually lived through it or just heard about it from some of his buddies. O'Brien also writes, "stories can save us," (pg225) in order to tell others out there like him to share with their families and friends to let all of the grueling events that happened off of their chest and get it out of their heads. It can help cleanse the mind and body and make you feel relieved.
After reading this book I can truly understand the conditions and hardships that the soldiers went through in order to help their country out, and that no matter how many stories they tell us regular city folk, we will truly never experience the things that happened or the feelings that they felt throughout the war.
O"Brien tells war stories which may or may not always be true about himself, but certainly happened to other soldiers in the war. It always makes you question whether some of the stories he told, if he actually lived through it or just heard about it from some of his buddies. O'Brien also writes, "stories can save us," (pg225) in order to tell others out there like him to share with their families and friends to let all of the grueling events that happened off of their chest and get it out of their heads. It can help cleanse the mind and body and make you feel relieved.
After reading this book I can truly understand the conditions and hardships that the soldiers went through in order to help their country out, and that no matter how many stories they tell us regular city folk, we will truly never experience the things that happened or the feelings that they felt throughout the war.
TTTC Reading #3
In this section of reading there are a few things theat struck me, the first was the name of the chapter, titled "The Man I Killed" which instantly made my head spin. O'Brien talks about My Khe, the man he killed, and immediately starts to ask himself questions and wonder what his life would've been like if he would've lived. He questions everything about My Khe and describes the look of death all over his body and throws in things to take your mind off of the goriness of it. This all proves to me that all of our soldiers feel guilt after they kill somebody in battle especially if it is their first kill and the thought of it never goes away and it is an event they will remember forever.O'Brien writes about how he still tries to put it in the past, but is unable to and continues to question his reasoning and actions that he took and did in the war. He says he will never forgive himself for what he did. War transforms the human body and takes away from them everything they had before they entered the war. You must accept the fact that you're already dead when going to battle.
Nobody understands what war is like until they have truly been in a war and been through the suffering and all of the sights and feelings that come along with it.People such as Norman Bowker commited suicide after the war because of the fact that he could not handle all of the memories and thoughts that the war left with him and before he dies he wrote notes about what he endured and lived through when he got back home. Whenever a soldier died in combat next to his "brothers" the war was not always the blame because they all truly felt guilty about the death of their companion even if it wasn't their fault.
Nobody understands what war is like until they have truly been in a war and been through the suffering and all of the sights and feelings that come along with it.People such as Norman Bowker commited suicide after the war because of the fact that he could not handle all of the memories and thoughts that the war left with him and before he dies he wrote notes about what he endured and lived through when he got back home. Whenever a soldier died in combat next to his "brothers" the war was not always the blame because they all truly felt guilty about the death of their companion even if it wasn't their fault.
TTTC Reading #2
A theme that is very noticeable to me is the fact that many of the soldiers in Vietnam are having mental disorders and can't always think straight while over in the war.
A chapter that really stuck out in my mind was "On the rainy River" because not only was O'Brien having to decide whether to go to war, he was also having a war with himself with what he should do. He didn't know what the best thing to do was. So he decided to go to Northern Minnesota and stay at the Tip Top Lodge and live in the wilderness a few days to try and get his mind straightened out. The biggest fear which none of ever want to do, is to dissapoint his family and friends and his community by not going to war to fight for his country. O'Brien didn't want to be that guy always known as a "coward" and mainly didn't want to let down his beloved country. As much as O'Brien hated the fact of going to war and knowing that he would be better off staying home and continuing on with his life which he already had planned out, he decided to take up the draft and go become a hero. This really connects with all of us in our everyday lives because none of us want to let anyone down in life and always want to make the right decisions which may not always be the ebst for yourself. For me it conects the best with sports because you may not like a sport, but you still do it because your town knows who you are and maybe because your parents did it and now they want you to follow in their footsteps.
Another point i noticed throughout this reading was the fact that all of the soldiers have trust issues because of the fact that the enemy is everywhere around them and sometimes there is no one around them excpet for their own companions which they will turn on each other in a state of surpriseness. The emotional melt down that each of these men can have will make them turn on one another. The trust and friendship though is cured after a battle that they have with the true enemy. All these soldiers are young and are unclear of what all is going on all around them.
The last thing I would like to point out is on page 79 where Rat starts shooting the buffalo and can't stop, or won't do it quickly to put it out of it's misery. This shows that Rat is showing how he feels and taking it out on the buffalo and how he is getting torn apart piece by piece as well as all the others around him. I think Rat killing the buffalo is him, in his head, killing of the enemy and ending the war.
The effects of the war on soldiers are always with them and show how someone can become mentally ill and plainly just chaotic in their thoughts and actions and not think about what they do. Our soldiers deal with this everyday of their lives and relive the events that have hapeend to them over and over again in their heads.
A chapter that really stuck out in my mind was "On the rainy River" because not only was O'Brien having to decide whether to go to war, he was also having a war with himself with what he should do. He didn't know what the best thing to do was. So he decided to go to Northern Minnesota and stay at the Tip Top Lodge and live in the wilderness a few days to try and get his mind straightened out. The biggest fear which none of ever want to do, is to dissapoint his family and friends and his community by not going to war to fight for his country. O'Brien didn't want to be that guy always known as a "coward" and mainly didn't want to let down his beloved country. As much as O'Brien hated the fact of going to war and knowing that he would be better off staying home and continuing on with his life which he already had planned out, he decided to take up the draft and go become a hero. This really connects with all of us in our everyday lives because none of us want to let anyone down in life and always want to make the right decisions which may not always be the ebst for yourself. For me it conects the best with sports because you may not like a sport, but you still do it because your town knows who you are and maybe because your parents did it and now they want you to follow in their footsteps.
Another point i noticed throughout this reading was the fact that all of the soldiers have trust issues because of the fact that the enemy is everywhere around them and sometimes there is no one around them excpet for their own companions which they will turn on each other in a state of surpriseness. The emotional melt down that each of these men can have will make them turn on one another. The trust and friendship though is cured after a battle that they have with the true enemy. All these soldiers are young and are unclear of what all is going on all around them.
The last thing I would like to point out is on page 79 where Rat starts shooting the buffalo and can't stop, or won't do it quickly to put it out of it's misery. This shows that Rat is showing how he feels and taking it out on the buffalo and how he is getting torn apart piece by piece as well as all the others around him. I think Rat killing the buffalo is him, in his head, killing of the enemy and ending the war.
The effects of the war on soldiers are always with them and show how someone can become mentally ill and plainly just chaotic in their thoughts and actions and not think about what they do. Our soldiers deal with this everyday of their lives and relive the events that have hapeend to them over and over again in their heads.
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