...Imagine you are a parent, your eight year old son come back from school with the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he had been waiting for it for a week, until somebody finally returned it from the library. So you start reading it with him, you think that the book is fine, until your start seeing racist words, why does your eight year old child have this book in his hands, why is it within his reach? Book banning in schools has recently became a hot topic, some people think that some books should be censored or removed from schools. We do not want children reading books that have violence and swearing in them. Some books have violence and inappropriate content in them, others contain profanity and racism, a child's impressionable mind should not be exposed to stuff like that. Book banning should be allowed in schools to protect children from inappropriate content. Children's minds can be effected very easily, so why can they read books...
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...The Antics of Tom Sawyer In Mark Twain’s timeless classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he shows how in Tom’s little town one can be adventurous, smart, and loving. In the novel Twain does not make his character, Tom, adventurous, smart, and loving; he gives instances for Tom to show these traits to the reader and a plethora of such instances is given. These instances are for the most part very noticeable to an observant reader, but with regards to a few situations it takes a critical eye to notice how Twain may change the way he writes while Tom is in front of an important character. Tom is a typical teenage boy, but when he goes on his “adventures” he completely changes his view on the world he lives in. For example, when Tom runs away with Joe Harper and Huck Finn, the boys run away to pretend to be pirates. Tom completely immerses himself into his newfound lifestyle, “For a few days they are happy on the island and learn from Huck how to smoke and swear. They are beginning to get homesick when they hear a cannon being fired over the river from a steamboat. Then the boys realize that the townspeople are searching for their bodies.” (Batzer 84). After the townspeople give up on looking for the boys, Tom goes back...
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...Life is constantly testing one’s morality. Morals apply to personal character and showcase ones opinion of good and bad human actions. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, Huck is just a confused thirteen year old boy growing up in the racist American South. He is the son of an alcoholic and is often misunderstood. Those around Huck consider him to be immature, such as Ms. Watson who acts as a caretaker for Huck throughout his father’s absence. As a child, Huck is able to view the world differently than all the adults around him. His experiences throughout his adventures down the Mississippi river force him to question the things society has taught him. During this adventure, he tends to care more about the opinion of others than his own, however his opinion changes in time. Huck’s biggest test of morality is his relationship with Jim, the escaped slave of Ms. Watson. Huck has always been taught that slaves and those of color are below him just because he is white. This is an internal moral struggle for Huck, because he knows to society he is “wrong,” but to him their friendship makes it “right.” The concept of being wrong in the eyes of society and making it right goes beyond just Huck and Jim’s bond. The relationship that Jim and Huck develop over the course of the story is important because the experiences that they share teach Huck to think for himself, allowing him to trust his morals. Huck has grown up in an environment in which Jim...
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...You don’t know about me, without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. That is nothing. I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary. Aunt Polly—Tom’s Aunt Polly, she is—and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in that book, which is mostly a true book, with some stretchers, as I said before. Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich. We got six thousand dollars apiece—all gold. It was an awful sight of money when it was piled up. Well, Judge Thatcher he took it and putit out at interest, and it fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round—more than a body could tell what to do with. The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn’t stand it no longer I lit out. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied. But Tom Sawyer he hunted me up and said he was going to start a band of robbers, and I might join if I would go back to the widow and be respectable. So I went back. The widow she cried over me, and called...
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...THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN ~ Study Questions ANSWERS Chapter 1-11 Ch 1 1. How did THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER end? Tom and Huck found ($6,000 each) from robbers 2. With whom did Huckleberry (Huck) live? Widow Douglas 3. What is Twain satirizing in Huck’s attitude toward Moses? Religion-“faith” wisdom from dead people 4. Who is Miss Watson? Widow Douglas’s sister 5. What did Huck like to do that the Widow Douglas would not allow? Smoke 6. Why did Huck decide to go back and live with the Widow Douglas after he ran away? Tom Sawyer said he’d start a band of robbers 7. What happened when Huck went to bed that demonstrated his superstitious beliefs? He flicked spider-landed in candle and burned – He then turned around 3 times bent and tied lock of hair Ch 2 1. Who is Jim? Miss Watson’s slave 2. For whom does Jim work? Miss Watson 3. How did Jim explain about how his hat got on the tree limb? Witches 4. Where do the boys meet for their secret meetings? Cave/hole in hill covered by bushes 5. What were the two requirements to join the gang? Every boy stick with band –never tell any secret 6. From where did Tom get the idea for the robber’s oath? His head, pirate-books and robber books 7. What was the punishment for breaking the oath? Kill families of boys who broke the oath 8. What problem did the boys realize that Huck would have concerning the punishment for a broken oath? His father was...
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...were. My position would be not to band the novel and to change the words, but to use the book to reference a land mark in American history for older student to learn. In depth, the book has a bigger meaning and valuable lesson to learn about history, life, humanity, morale, society, law system, race and religion. The novel was published in England in December 1884 and takes place forty to fifty years ago from when it was published. Evidently, this took place well before the civil war period and what was mostly disturbingly common in society during this era was slavery. The main characters in the Mark Twain’s novel are Huckleberry Finn, Jim and Tom Sawyer. Huck Finn is a thirteen year old boy who clearly came from a poor upbringing, with no education unlike his friend Tom Sawyer. He is also the narrator of the story. Tom sawyer is the same age as Huck, and is his best friend who leads Huck into a load of trouble. Jim is a runaway slave...
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...Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Questions and Characters Major Characters Huckleberry Finn: Huck is the main character who has a taste for adventure just like Tom Sawyer. He can be sneaky in a way that he can trick others and lie. As he goes on this adventure, he begins to feel for the slaves. He came from an uneducated family in the south of St. Petersburg. Out of all his relatives, he is the smartest and because of this his abusive father tries to take advantage of it so Huck can work for him. Jim: a runaway slave who is accompanied by Huck Finn. Jim is a childish and very superstitious person. He despises dangerous adventures thinking that he might get caught and get sent back to his owner. Tom Sawyer: The book is followed...
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...In the novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Tom is portrayed as a dynamic character who changes throughout the story from selfish to selfless. In the beginning of the story Tom acts as if he cares about nobody but himself. He is just a boy who likes to get out of trouble. Tom gets in trouble with aunt Polly and gets his punishment. He used his persuasion skills to get people to work for him. “ ‘Like it?’ ‘Well, I don't see why I oughtn’t to like it.’ ‘Does a boy get to whitewash a fence everyday?’ That put the thing in a new light Ben stopped nibbling on his apple.”(page 13). Tom’s persuasion skills were used for his own personal benefit. He got out of work by almost making other people do it. Tom will do anything to make his...
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...relation is Miss Watson to the Widow Douglas? Sister 4. Who takes care of Huck and Tom's money? Judge Thatcher. 5. Who was waiting for Huck Finn after midnight? Tom Sawyer Chapter 2 6. To whom did Jim belong? Miss Watson 7. Who did Jim say gave him the 'five-center piece' he wore around his neck? The devil 8. Who was called a cry-baby? Little Tommy Barnes 9.What was the "line of business" of the gang? Nothing, only robbery and murder 10. Who was elected Second Captain over 'Tom Sawyer's Gang?' Jo Harper Chapter 3 11. Why did huck get a good 'going-over?' Because his new clothes were dirty 12. How did Huck know that his 'Pap' waasn't drowned? Because drowned men don't float face down, only drowned women do Chapter 4 13. Where did Jim get his hairball? from the fourth stomach of an ox 14. What made Huck suspect Pap was back? He found his tracks in the snow 15. Who is Pap? Huck's father 16. Where is Pap at the end of the chapter? In Huck's room Chapter 5 17. How did huck's unexpected visitor get in the room? By the shed 18. What did Pap trade his new coat for? A jug of forty-rod 19. What did the judge recon a body would need to reform Pap? A shotgun Chapter 6 20. What did Pap get every time he got money? Drunk 21. What object did Huck use to escape the cabin? An old saw without a handle 22. Why does Pap not vote? Because there's a state in this country where'd they let "That nigger" vote. Chapter 7 23. For what did Huck dive in the water? A canoe ...
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...mothers of the town.” According to all the adults, he is “idle and lawless and vulgar and bad,” and they restrain their children from even associating themselves with him (42). Based on what I have learned about Huck through Ch. 29, this is not an accurate description of him. This is because he is a good person with some admirable traits such as judging others fairly and being loyal to his friends. In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, Huck is described as being fair to judge others. Some examples include Muff Potter and Uncle Jake in which he judges them fairly and he doesn’t base his judgement on what society thinks of them. He judges Muff based on what he has done for him and the other children. At one time in the book, Huck says that Muff gave him half of a fish when there was barely enough to feed on person and how Muff had repaired the children’s kites when they needed to be repaired....
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...The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Chapter 1 How much money did Huck get from the treasure he found? ______________________________ How much interest does he earn per day? ____________________________________________ Huck comes back to town to join ___________________________________________________. Why doesn’t Huck care about what happened to Moses in the Bible? _________________________________________________________________________________ Why doesn’t Huck want to go to heaven? ___________________________________________ Huck accidentally kills a spider. What are all the things he does to try to keep bad luck away? _____________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2 1. Whose presence in the kitchen door stops Huck and Tom? ____________________________________ 2. How does Huck’s body threaten to betray him? _____________________________________________ 3. It is Tom who hangs Jim’s hat in the tree above Jim’s head. How does Jim explain it? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. If a person makes the mistake of wronging one of the boys in the band, what will happen to that person? _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Since Huck doesn’t have a family, whom does he offer as a sacrifice? __________________________ 6. What are the only two crimes in which the gang will participate? ______________________________ ...
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...Summary: Chapter 29 The real Harvey Wilks, in an authentic English accent, explains the reasons he and his brother, William, were delayed: their luggage was misdirected, and his mute brother broke his arm, leaving him unable to communicate by signs. Doctor Robinson again declares the duke and the dauphin to be frauds and has the crowd bring the real and the fraudulent Wilks brothers to a tavern for examination. The frauds draw suspicion when they fail to produce the $6,000 from the Wilks inheritance. A lawyer friend of the deceased then asks the duke, the dauphin, and the real Harvey to sign a piece of paper. When the lawyer compares the writing samples to letters he has from the real Harvey, the frauds are exposed. The dauphin, however, refuses to give up and claims that the duke is playing a joke on everyone by disguising his handwriting. Because the real William serves as scribe for the real Harvey and cannot write due to his broken arm, the crowd cannot prove that the real Wilkses are indeed who they say they are. To put an end to the situation, the real Harvey declares he knows of a tattoo on his brother’s chest, asking the undertaker who dressed the body to back him up. But after the dauphin and Harvey each offer a different version of the tattoo’s appearance, the undertaker surprises everyone by telling the crowd he saw no tattoo. The mob cries out for the blood of all four men, but the lawyer instead sends them out to exhume the body and check for the tattoo themselves...
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...Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Analytical Essay A boy finds out that society is hypocritical and wrong when he steals property and is unsure what to do with it. In the end he finds out that society sets standards and sometimes society’s ideals are not right morally wrong. In the story “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” the author, Mark Twain, makes Huck Finn run away from home and then meet up with a slave named Jim. Huck and Jim go on a long expedition to try and get into the Union territory to try and free Jim. It is Huck’s connection with Jim that makes him feel like a bad person in society since Jim is stolen property, but his independent thinking makes him realize that society is hypocritical and wrong. Huck is confused about what society wants...
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...Mark Twain’s first successful piece of work was a book about a young boy named Tom Sawyer. Tom and his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, went around, getting in trouble and going on exciting adventures. It was a popular children's book. So, when Mark Twain came out with his next book; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a story of Huck running away from home and going on new adventures with a slave, everyone was surprised by its controversial topics and offensive racial slurs. Now, 130 years later, the book is the number one most banned book in America. The question of whether it should still be taught in school is being brought up again. The themes in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain are still relevant today, and therefore, the book should still be taught in school. Some of the themes in the book are argued to be inappropriate. A boy running away from home, the bad language, a white boy and a black man being friends, the scheming and scamming; these are all topics that some may think shouldn’t be taught in school. These are themes that need to be addressed because they are real life topics. They may have been hard to talk about in the past but now, they are good teaching devices. The controversial topics in the book...
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...Should the book, Huckleberry Finn,be taught in schools today? This question is very controversial across America. Because Mark Twain’s,Huckleberry Finnwasset before the Civil War, in the mid-1800s, Twain writes about slaves and blacks as they were saw in that era. Even though this was just a time in History that the whole world went through, people now want to try and erase that time in History. Huckleberry Finn was written during a time in America that should not be forgotten, but studied and used as a way to improve life today.Huckleberry Finn should be taught and read in schools. Huckleberry Finn is a book written by the famous author, Mark Twain. This book follows the adventures of a young boy named Huckleberry Finn. This book is...
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