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Huck Finn: Moral Journey

Huck Finn: Moral Journey. 12-16 Discussion. Social Hierarchies and Morality c. 1850. Free Adult man Adult woman Male child Female child. Slave White man White woman White child Slave man Slave woman Slave child.

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Huck Finn: Moral Journey

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  1. Huck Finn: Moral Journey 12-16 Discussion

  2. Social Hierarchiesand Morality c. 1850 Free • Adult man • Adult woman • Male child • Female child Slave • White man • White woman • White child • Slave man • Slave woman • Slave child “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger- but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that way” (86).

  3. Moral Maturity? • After Huck, in his canoe, is separated from Jim, on the raft, Jim becomes angry that Huck attempted to make such a fool of him. • What does the fact that Huck pulled this prank on Jim, reveal about him? • What does Jim teach Huck here? • After this incident, how does the relationship between the two change? • Does each view each other differently after/before this instance? • Is Huck still racist? In what ways has he treated Jim kindly?

  4. The Moral Dilemma • In chapter sixteen, Huck decides not to turn Jim into the authorities. Why was his decision so difficult and surprising considering what they go through in Chapter 15? • Reasons to turn him in? (use quotes) • Reasons not to turn him in? (use quotes)

  5. Moral Maturity • At this point, where is Huck in terms of his “moral maturity”? Why does he prank Jim after the fog incident? Is he still racist? In what ways is he conflicted about this?

  6. Crossroads • PLOT: Escape downriver: slave vs. free states (join at Cairo) • LITERARY STYLE: River vs. land; Romanticism vs. Realism (join in the fog) • CHARACTERIZATION/MORALITY: Huck the conformist vs. Huck the individualist (transition in 15?)

  7. Hwk: Due Friday • 1. Read 17-22 in Huck and respond to questions on the next slide • 2. Extra Credit vocab and grammar offerings due Monday • 3. Extra Credit play offering due Monday also on turnitin.com by 8am

  8. Chap 17-20 Huck Questions Use a quote for each response please! • 1. In these (18-19ish) chapters life on the raft is contrasted sharply with the violence and bloodshed Huck has recently encountered on the shore. How does this contrast bring out the theme of freedom in the novel? How does Huck feel about life on the raft? How does Jim feel? Use examples from the novel to support your viewpoint. • 2. Where Ms. Watson represents the rigid rules of society, what aspect of society do the Duke and Dauphin characterize or represent? Why does the author include them in the story? What aspect of society might Twain be mocking here? Use a quote. • 3. What does the feud episode add to the novel? • How does the discord between the Grangerfords and the Stepherdsons parallel the play, Romeo and Juliet, with the Capulets and Montagues? • What aspect of society is Twain satirizing through this episode? Why is it included? • Does Huck reveal any more instances of “moral maturity” in this episode?

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