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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Huck Finn: 17-18
Episode 5: The Feud (chapters 17-18)
Themes: Romanticism vs. Realism, Death and Rebirth
Motifs: persona (#5 - George Jackson or Jaxon)
Snakes - connection w/ Jim
Shakespeare
George Washington
Families involved: Gangerfords and Shepherdson
Allusions: Romeo and Juliet, George Washington
Humor/Satire: Church scene with all the guns; Dr. Gunn's book of Family Medicine
Chapter 17 - GROUP QUESTIONS (started and to be finished in class on Monday)
1. What are two motifs that appear in this chapter?
2. What name does Huck take? What lie or story does he make up?
3. Make a list of items that appear in the house (at least four).
4. Make a list of books that appear in the house (at least four). Are any of the titles humorous – which ones? Why?
5. Describe the four paintings that Emmeline Grangerford created. What is in each picture? What do you think each picture is about?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6. What is Emmeline’s poem about? What is humorous about it?
7. Twain is using the descriptions of this house and Emmeline as a forshadow for the next chapter. What do you think he is hinting
Themes: Romanticism vs. Realism, Death and Rebirth
Motifs: persona (#5 - George Jackson or Jaxon)
Snakes - connection w/ Jim
Shakespeare
George Washington
Families involved: Gangerfords and Shepherdson
Allusions: Romeo and Juliet, George Washington
Humor/Satire: Church scene with all the guns; Dr. Gunn's book of Family Medicine
Chapter 17 - GROUP QUESTIONS (started and to be finished in class on Monday)
1. What are two motifs that appear in this chapter?
2. What name does Huck take? What lie or story does he make up?
3. Make a list of items that appear in the house (at least four).
4. Make a list of books that appear in the house (at least four). Are any of the titles humorous – which ones? Why?
5. Describe the four paintings that Emmeline Grangerford created. What is in each picture? What do you think each picture is about?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6. What is Emmeline’s poem about? What is humorous about it?
7. Twain is using the descriptions of this house and Emmeline as a forshadow for the next chapter. What do you think he is hinting
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Huck Finn: 14-16
Chapter 14: King Solomon/Kings in general
Reinforce Romanticism - and the romantic idea of kings. Jim argues that King Solomon wasn't so wise because he had a million wives which means he had about 5 million babies - and who could live with that kind of noise. He also argues that cutting a child in two isn't really smart. It's because he has so many children that he can afford to cut one or two in half.
There's a foreshadow here - kings and royalty are coming.
Chapter 15: Huck's third trick on Jim. Think about the towheads and the fog. What do they represent?
Huck learns more about Jim and begin to see him as a human.
Chapter 16: persona # 4 and Huck's deformed conscious.
Reinforce Romanticism - and the romantic idea of kings. Jim argues that King Solomon wasn't so wise because he had a million wives which means he had about 5 million babies - and who could live with that kind of noise. He also argues that cutting a child in two isn't really smart. It's because he has so many children that he can afford to cut one or two in half.
There's a foreshadow here - kings and royalty are coming.
Chapter 15: Huck's third trick on Jim. Think about the towheads and the fog. What do they represent?
Huck learns more about Jim and begin to see him as a human.
Chapter 16: persona # 4 and Huck's deformed conscious.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Lit Terms Notes for Huck Finn
Romanticism:
Work of literature that deal with imagination, that represent ideals of life, these works often include fantastic adventure stories, spiritual connections with nature, gothic stories of the fantastic. Authors include: Sir Walter Scott, Fenimore Cooper, Poe.
Realism:
Works of literature that depict life and people as they really appear. Hence Realistic.
Themes include corruption of society as a whole, racism.
Anithero:
A protagonist who doesn't fit the traditional description of a hero.
Satire:
A work of literature that uses irony and hyperbole to attack and mock some aspect of society as a way to promote social change.
Work of literature that deal with imagination, that represent ideals of life, these works often include fantastic adventure stories, spiritual connections with nature, gothic stories of the fantastic. Authors include: Sir Walter Scott, Fenimore Cooper, Poe.
Realism:
Works of literature that depict life and people as they really appear. Hence Realistic.
Themes include corruption of society as a whole, racism.
Anithero:
A protagonist who doesn't fit the traditional description of a hero.
Satire:
A work of literature that uses irony and hyperbole to attack and mock some aspect of society as a way to promote social change.
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