Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 12 15 Chapter

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 12 -15

Chapter 12 • Begin to travel on raft • Adventure Story Element • • Wrecked steamboat Robbers and murderers Huck enjoys-being influenced by Tom Sawyer thinking Jim as voice of reason-not a game-men dangerous (protect Huck) plus Jim could get caught

Chapter 13 • Huck and Jim’s raft gone • Steal robbers boat to get away-robbers stuck-justice? • Huck’s conscience-feels bad for murderers (“What if someday I become a robber/murderer? ) • Tells man on shore story-his family stuck on boat so man will save them • Wants to tell Widow-just the kind of people she likes to “save. ” • Religious Satire

Chapter 14 • Jim and Huck get robbers’ stolen goods from boat • Jim realistic • Huck says these are adventures; Jim says he doesn’t want any more adventures-realizes not a game • Huck “teaching” Jim about royalty • Irony • Huck acting like Tom

Chapter 15 • Cairo (town) and Ohio River: the goal • Road to freedom: where Mississippi River (goes south) meets Ohio River (North) • The Fog • • Disorienting (can’t see clearly) Separates Huck and Jim Keeps them from the road to freedom Symbol: slavery/prejudice

Chapter 15 • Huck’s Joke • Pretends he and Jim never got lost from one another • Uses Jim for amusement-doesn’t care about his feelingsrepresentation of general southern attitude regarding the treatment of African Americans • Jim’s Response • “Dat truck is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt ond e head er dey fren’s en makes ‘em ashamed” (65).

Open Response Paragraph Please respond in one paragraph. Remember: 1. Thesis 2. Strong Evidence 3. Use of quotes 4. Analysis Question: Consider this quote. Then craft an argument stating and supporting what it reveals about Huck’s characterization. It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger-but I done it, and I warn’t every sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn’t do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn’t done that one if I’d a knowed it would make him feel that way” (65).

Chapter 15 • Huck Learns a Lesson • “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger-but I done it, and I warn’t every sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn’t do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn’t done that one if I’d a knowed it would make him feel that way” (65). • Importance: • Jim as father figure • Huck reevaluation of race roles/expectations