Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Reader Response 3: (ch. 14-18)

The thing that impressed Huck about the Grangerford's house was that the Grangerford's family lives in the country but they live in a nice house. I think that Huck's view of success and happiness is that people that lives in the country like the grangerford's family is not that successful.( ch.17, pg. 75, par.3)
The books in the house is so special because they are high educated books. Huck is so interested in the books because since the books are high educated books he wants to know more about the books. ( ch.17, pg.76, par.2). This shows how interested Huck is into education and his education. I think Twain's view of education is very positive.

The unique thing about the drawings, poems, and scrapbook was that all the poems, drawings and scrapbook was all made by one of the daughter's of the house that died. The significant part of the drawing with the girl is that the girl who drew it was thinking about dieing and what she would do with the arms.(ch17, pg.77, par.1). I think Twain describe the picture so specifically so the readers can get a visual picture in their head what it looks like. I think he sees death as "dark" and that he doesn't care much about it. He may think that suicide is a bad negative thing. I think he thinks that art expresses feelings and thoughts. I think Huck is touched by the young girls arts because the way she did her drawings and poetry he can feel what she felt as she was writing it.

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