Huck Finn Annotations
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By Mark Twain
Chapter 1:
-This book is written in a first person point of view
-Huck is known from Tom's story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
-Huck and Tom found 6000 dollars, which is a lot of money in this era
-Miss Watson is very nice to have taken Huck in
-There is a lot of racism in the book because of the time period it takes place in
-It seems like Tom Sawyer is Huck's role model
Chapter 2:
-Takes place in a time of slavery
-Jim keeps the same five cents on a string around his neck as the five cents Tom left for the candles
-Tom shows that he is the leader type when he forms the club
-All the kids say the oath is beautiful, even though it talks about murder
-The club turns out to be just a childish game; for they do not do anything that they said they were going to do, like robbing and murdering
-They are naive and do not know what they are talking about: they use "kill" and "ransom" interchangeably
-It is ironic that they are talking about killing people, but will not do it on Sunday because it would be "wicked". Killing itself is wicked
Chapter 3:
-Characterization: Huck is pretty selfish
-Huck figured out that the clubs games of robbery were not as real as Tom said they would be
-Tom lives in his own world that is made up of fairytales.
-"...One of Tom Sawyer's lies." This shows that Tom lies a lot
Chapter 4:
-Huck is very superstitious
-It's not just Huck that is superstitious. Everyone is superstitious
-Both Huck and Pap are struggling with their consciences
Chapter 5:
-Characterization: Pap is violent with Huck
-Characterization: Pap is paranoid and threatened by Huck's ability to read and write, while he cannot
-Pap only came back because he heard that Huck became rich and Pap wants the money
-Characterization: Pap is an alcoholic
-When someone becomes "powerful thirsty" they want to get drunk
Chapter 6:
-Characterization: Huck is rebellious
-Recidivism: To repeat a crime.
By Mark Twain
Chapter 1:
-This book is written in a first person point of view
-Huck is known from Tom's story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
-Huck and Tom found 6000 dollars, which is a lot of money in this era
-Miss Watson is very nice to have taken Huck in
-There is a lot of racism in the book because of the time period it takes place in
-It seems like Tom Sawyer is Huck's role model
Chapter 2:
-Takes place in a time of slavery
-Jim keeps the same five cents on a string around his neck as the five cents Tom left for the candles
-Tom shows that he is the leader type when he forms the club
-All the kids say the oath is beautiful, even though it talks about murder
-The club turns out to be just a childish game; for they do not do anything that they said they were going to do, like robbing and murdering
-They are naive and do not know what they are talking about: they use "kill" and "ransom" interchangeably
-It is ironic that they are talking about killing people, but will not do it on Sunday because it would be "wicked". Killing itself is wicked
Chapter 3:
-Characterization: Huck is pretty selfish
-Huck figured out that the clubs games of robbery were not as real as Tom said they would be
-Tom lives in his own world that is made up of fairytales.
-"...One of Tom Sawyer's lies." This shows that Tom lies a lot
Chapter 4:
-Huck is very superstitious
-It's not just Huck that is superstitious. Everyone is superstitious
-Both Huck and Pap are struggling with their consciences
Chapter 5:
-Characterization: Pap is violent with Huck
-Characterization: Pap is paranoid and threatened by Huck's ability to read and write, while he cannot
-Pap only came back because he heard that Huck became rich and Pap wants the money
-Characterization: Pap is an alcoholic
-When someone becomes "powerful thirsty" they want to get drunk
Chapter 6:
-Characterization: Huck is rebellious
-Recidivism: To repeat a crime.