How does the newest anecdote of the two con artists continue to reveal the tension between the maturity and immaturity of Huck's Perspective and voice?
I am torn on this subject. I think that it shows a lot of maturity that Huck is willing to go along with the King and Duke's shenanigans in order to keep Jim and himself safe. But i also believe that it is immature that Huckleberry allows the two to walk all over him. This shows his kiddish nature to allow adults to take advantage of him. It is okay to play along with them, but i do not believe he should give them his bed. And why does he not leave them or say they are going the other way. Why is he allowing them to stay on the raft. This seems like a much bigger risk. I think this shows more immaturity. Overall i think he is showing his immaturity to the reader through the two con artists.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Journal Entry 3-20-13
How does Huck understand right and wrong? How does he put his morality to work?
Dear Diary,
We saw much of how Huck's morality works in chapter 16. He was at first willing to give up his friend because he was a slave and black but then realized he was not able to throw him under the metaphorical bus. This shows that he is starting to realize that race is not the most important thing, but also that he has lived in a place where blacks and slaves were considered to be inferior people. I think that this shows that Huck has a good heart. Another example of him having morality is when he tried to save the two robbers on the ship by letting other people know they were there. Huck is clearly showing that he is willing to help others even if they may not deserve it. Overall i think Huck has a good idea of what is right and wrong but is still sometimes confused about how to deal with each situation.
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