Chapter 1-3
The first chapters of the book give an introduction to the character of Huckleberry Finn. My first impression of him is that he is a rambunctious kid. He seems to be like most young boys, with a love of violence and adventure and a hate for adults and being confined. But he has a good heart, and he should be an exciting character. The dialect in the book is difficult to read sometimes. But Twain captured the feeling of the south and all of its culture.
Chapter 4-6
I thought this section of the book was interesting. Seeing Huck away from the widow's house gives us a new perspective on his nature. He enjoys freedom very much. We also meet Pa for the first time, and obviously, he's not very likable. I feel bad for Huck that he has such a bad father, but there are lots of kids in that situation. Huck is strong and resilient as he puts up with his dad's rages, showing us what a good-hearted character he is. The court system is also brought into this section a little. Reading To Kill a Mockingbird, which also dealt with court cases in the south, helped with a background on the dealings of the law in a small town.
Chapter 7-8
We see Huck's love of nature through his appreciation and admiration of the Mississippi river. I'm starting to like Huck a lot more. His staged murder was pretty brilliant, disregarding the repercussions against family. I thought it was interesting the way they searched for corpses in the river. I don't know how firing cannons and floating loaves of bread with mercury would be very effective. I also think that it's difficult to read Jim's language but Twain did that on purpose.
Chapter 9-11
Once again we see how clever Huck can be. His idea to disguise himself as a girl to go ashore is funny and really clever for a young child to think of. Another thing I found very interesting was the way Jim dealt with being bit. As far as their cave on the island, I figured that sanctuary wouldn't last forever and they'd have to leave sooner or later. They got out just in time. I also think that the southerner's regard for superstition is interesting.
Chapter 12-14
This was an adventure packed section of the book. I personally really enjoy nature and the power of it and the talk about the river's size and currents as well as the storm covers that. Huck's good morals are continued to be brought to light as he doesn't want to leave the men to die. He and Jim are also becoming closer and have deeper and deeper talks about things. I think that Huck is starting to regard Jim as more of an equal but he definitely isn't forgetting that Jim is a slave. I like the book a lot so far and I definitely see how it is both loved and hated.
Chapter 15-16
In these chapters we really start to see how Huck views slavery. As a boy who grew up in the south in that time period, you would expect him to be for slavery. But as the book progresses we see a change in him. He views Jim as his friend and knows it would hurt both of them if he turned Jim in. So at heart, he has a soft spot and knows slavery is wrong. He's starting to view slaves as equals. He even humbled himself enough to apologize to Jim.
Chapter 17-18
One of the things that caught my attention the most in this section was the feud between the families. The whole idea of families flat out killing each other is just wrong.It's almost like the Romeo and Juliet scenario It's a different time period and the South back then has a distinct culture but morals should still be high enough to not shoot a man in cold blood. Huck was right in getting out of there when the feud really grew heated.
Chapter 19-20
I always find stories of con men interesting. I think Huck is gonna call them out for being frauds before too long.It's hard to avoid a conflict in the end. Huck is right to keep things peaceful when possible, but soon enough the truth will come out and a fight will happen. Jim had a very original theory sort of, but even today all we have is a theory.
Chapter 21-24
I think it is really funny how the duke and dauphin are acting out plays trying to make money, but in reality they are conmen. To read that a child's father was shot in front of them in any context is hard to read. But when i saw the towns-people chase the murderer i felt somewhat of relief. For a little boy to have the courage to travel from town to town practically shows how he feels like a grown man, it keeps the story interesting.
Chapter 25-28
It is wrong how the duke and dauphin take the money from the family. They keep acting like they're people they aren't and it will really come back at them in the end. Huck does the right thing by burying the money and hiding it from the conmen. Throughout the novel his maturity rises and he starts to realize what is wrong and what is right. Then when the real Wilk's show up it made me feel really awkward.
Chapter 29-31
When the real Wilk's showed up I felt really awkward. Then the Doctor called out the duke and dauphin for being fakes and it was karma for them because they were messing with a family who had a tragedy. It was kind of hypocritical for the dauphin to make up excuses and saying that the duke was trying to trick everyone. When they find out the money is lost, the dauphin grabs and tries to strangle Huck because he hid it. Huck says that an escaped slave might have taken the money and that was really smart on his behalf.
Chapter 32-34
Huck finds the house that Jim is supposedly in, and it was good of Huck to not let Jim go and try to find him. When he is looking for Jim it really shows how good of a friend Huck really is. Huck unites with his friend Jim and it is very surprising how he decides to help him because Tom is pro-slavery. When Huck thinks of his plan to get Jim, Tom doesn't like it because it isn't dangerous enough. It's pretty funny how Tom is a dare-devil and is willy to put himself in danger to help an escaped slave.
Chapter 35-38
This book really starts to strike me as a kind of comedy when Huck and Tom realize Jim's owner didn't guard him well. This makes the boys decide to make their task harder and more risky. It's really risky for the boys but funny at the same time because they are willing to do dangerous things even when they don't have to.
Chapter 39-40
Tom gets shot and the way he reacts really isn't shocking, knowing the type of person he is. Hopefully this would make him think before he does anything stupid again because there are consequences he will receive. It's funny how Tom calls his wound a "souvenir".
Chapter 41-43
The ending of the book is kind of ridiculous. For them to find out that there travels were pointless due to Miss Watson's and Pa's death. They didn't have to travel as far as they did and the more I think about it the more it makes me feel like reading this book was dumb. But Jim is free because of Miss Watson's will and it is cool for him to feel free.
Chapter 4-6
I thought this section of the book was interesting. Seeing Huck away from the widow's house gives us a new perspective on his nature. He enjoys freedom very much. We also meet Pa for the first time, and obviously, he's not very likable. I feel bad for Huck that he has such a bad father, but there are lots of kids in that situation. Huck is strong and resilient as he puts up with his dad's rages, showing us what a good-hearted character he is. The court system is also brought into this section a little. Reading To Kill a Mockingbird, which also dealt with court cases in the south, helped with a background on the dealings of the law in a small town.
Chapter 7-8
We see Huck's love of nature through his appreciation and admiration of the Mississippi river. I'm starting to like Huck a lot more. His staged murder was pretty brilliant, disregarding the repercussions against family. I thought it was interesting the way they searched for corpses in the river. I don't know how firing cannons and floating loaves of bread with mercury would be very effective. I also think that it's difficult to read Jim's language but Twain did that on purpose.
Chapter 9-11
Once again we see how clever Huck can be. His idea to disguise himself as a girl to go ashore is funny and really clever for a young child to think of. Another thing I found very interesting was the way Jim dealt with being bit. As far as their cave on the island, I figured that sanctuary wouldn't last forever and they'd have to leave sooner or later. They got out just in time. I also think that the southerner's regard for superstition is interesting.
Chapter 12-14
This was an adventure packed section of the book. I personally really enjoy nature and the power of it and the talk about the river's size and currents as well as the storm covers that. Huck's good morals are continued to be brought to light as he doesn't want to leave the men to die. He and Jim are also becoming closer and have deeper and deeper talks about things. I think that Huck is starting to regard Jim as more of an equal but he definitely isn't forgetting that Jim is a slave. I like the book a lot so far and I definitely see how it is both loved and hated.
Chapter 15-16
In these chapters we really start to see how Huck views slavery. As a boy who grew up in the south in that time period, you would expect him to be for slavery. But as the book progresses we see a change in him. He views Jim as his friend and knows it would hurt both of them if he turned Jim in. So at heart, he has a soft spot and knows slavery is wrong. He's starting to view slaves as equals. He even humbled himself enough to apologize to Jim.
Chapter 17-18
One of the things that caught my attention the most in this section was the feud between the families. The whole idea of families flat out killing each other is just wrong.It's almost like the Romeo and Juliet scenario It's a different time period and the South back then has a distinct culture but morals should still be high enough to not shoot a man in cold blood. Huck was right in getting out of there when the feud really grew heated.
Chapter 19-20
I always find stories of con men interesting. I think Huck is gonna call them out for being frauds before too long.It's hard to avoid a conflict in the end. Huck is right to keep things peaceful when possible, but soon enough the truth will come out and a fight will happen. Jim had a very original theory sort of, but even today all we have is a theory.
Chapter 21-24
I think it is really funny how the duke and dauphin are acting out plays trying to make money, but in reality they are conmen. To read that a child's father was shot in front of them in any context is hard to read. But when i saw the towns-people chase the murderer i felt somewhat of relief. For a little boy to have the courage to travel from town to town practically shows how he feels like a grown man, it keeps the story interesting.
Chapter 25-28
It is wrong how the duke and dauphin take the money from the family. They keep acting like they're people they aren't and it will really come back at them in the end. Huck does the right thing by burying the money and hiding it from the conmen. Throughout the novel his maturity rises and he starts to realize what is wrong and what is right. Then when the real Wilk's show up it made me feel really awkward.
Chapter 29-31
When the real Wilk's showed up I felt really awkward. Then the Doctor called out the duke and dauphin for being fakes and it was karma for them because they were messing with a family who had a tragedy. It was kind of hypocritical for the dauphin to make up excuses and saying that the duke was trying to trick everyone. When they find out the money is lost, the dauphin grabs and tries to strangle Huck because he hid it. Huck says that an escaped slave might have taken the money and that was really smart on his behalf.
Chapter 32-34
Huck finds the house that Jim is supposedly in, and it was good of Huck to not let Jim go and try to find him. When he is looking for Jim it really shows how good of a friend Huck really is. Huck unites with his friend Jim and it is very surprising how he decides to help him because Tom is pro-slavery. When Huck thinks of his plan to get Jim, Tom doesn't like it because it isn't dangerous enough. It's pretty funny how Tom is a dare-devil and is willy to put himself in danger to help an escaped slave.
Chapter 35-38
This book really starts to strike me as a kind of comedy when Huck and Tom realize Jim's owner didn't guard him well. This makes the boys decide to make their task harder and more risky. It's really risky for the boys but funny at the same time because they are willing to do dangerous things even when they don't have to.
Chapter 39-40
Tom gets shot and the way he reacts really isn't shocking, knowing the type of person he is. Hopefully this would make him think before he does anything stupid again because there are consequences he will receive. It's funny how Tom calls his wound a "souvenir".
Chapter 41-43
The ending of the book is kind of ridiculous. For them to find out that there travels were pointless due to Miss Watson's and Pa's death. They didn't have to travel as far as they did and the more I think about it the more it makes me feel like reading this book was dumb. But Jim is free because of Miss Watson's will and it is cool for him to feel free.