The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain



The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Say/Mean/Matter

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Directions:

1. Read each assignment carefully.

2. In a Say/Mean/Matter, react to the chapters you’ve read by finding TWO satirical quotes AND answering the prompt questions. Do not procrastinate—seriously!

3. All entries must be typed. Do not summarize entries; answer the specific questions in paragraph form. Use present tense. If citing from the book, use parenthetical documentation (35).

4. Label and FORMAT your answers as shown in the sample. I want to see three clear columns of information.

Part 1: Quotes

FOR EACH CHAPTER GROUP, YOU MUST IDENTIFY TWO SATIRICAL QUOTES AND ANALYZE WHAT SOCIAL ISSUE(S) OR HUMAN FOIBLE IT ATTACKS. See list of social issues. You may only discuss each issue ONCE.

Social Issues/Human Foibles attacked or poked fun of in Huck Finn

1. A “civilized” society

2. A “civilized” individual

3. Honor

4. Manners

5. Mockery of religion

6. Superstition

7. Slavery/racism

8. Prejudice

9. Greed

10. Moral Education

11. Intellectual Education

12. Hypocrisy

13. Feuding

14. Gullibility

15. Sentimentality and literary triteness

16. People’s curiosity

17. Fascination for ceremony and somber things

18. Uncultured tastes

19. Pseudo-intellectualism

Part 2: Reading response

Assignment: Questions:

Chapter 1 What do you know about the speaker/narrator? (don’t answer)

Contrast the characters of Widow Douglas & Miss Watson. Why is it significant that they are sisters?

Chapters 2-4 Which characters are superstitious? Give several examples from the story to support your answers.

Compare/contrast Huck & Tom’s characters. How are they alike? How are they different? Give 2 specific examples for each character.

Chapters 5-7 Give two reasons why Pap frequently criticizes “govment.” Explain the irony of his complaints.

Chapters 8-10 Having been a victim of Pap’s brutality, Huck can relate to Jim’s plight as a runaway, yet Huck still

feels guilty about protecting Jim. Explain two reasons why.

Chapters 11-14 Give two reasons why Huck tries to save two men who are cold-blooded killers?

Chapters 15-18 Explain the double irony of Huck’s response to Jim’s plans to steal his children after he reaches

freedom.

Chapters 23-29 Give two reasons why Huck sees no difference between the duke and king and real royalty.

Why does Twain portray Peter’s funeral as a silly comedy rather than as a sad solemn ceremony. Cite two reasons.

Chapters 30-32 Huck has always been a rule breaker. Why, then, is it such a momentous decision for him to finally

set Jim free?

Chapters 33-38 Give three reasons why Huck prefers Tom’s plan

for freeing Jim to his own?

Chapters 39-End Huck has consistently shown compassion for wicked people like the murders and the duke &

king, yet he takes Jim’s plight lightly. Give two reasons to explain why.

Say/Mean/Matter - Huckleberry FInn

Chapter(s): _______________________________________

|Say |Mean |Matter |

|Satire - “It was ‘lection day, and I was just |Pap thinks he is superior. In his racist mind, |Satire – Intellectual Education |

|about to go vote myself if I warn’t too drunk to |only whites should vote. A state allowing a black|Pap’s racist words reveal the absurdity of |

|get there; but when they told me that there was a|man the right to vote is unthinkable. He’d |inequality. A drunk man should vote, but a black|

|state in this country where they’d let that |rather not vote. |man should not? Pap’s words show how society |

|nigger vote, I drawed out. I says I’ll never vote| |places value on people people - by skin color, |

|again (57). | |not character. This quote also pokes fun at |

| | |Pap’s failings – he’s all talk and no action. |

| | | |

| | | |

|Response 1 |The narrator introduces himself immediately. He |From his diction, he is obviously intelligent yet|

|“You don't know about me without you have read a |wants his audience to know that they might |uneducated. He also seems to be an unreliable |

|book by the name of The Adventures of Tom |already know of him. He seems proud of his |narrator because he refers to lying as |

|Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was |exploits. |“stretching” the truth. It makes the reader |

|made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, | |wonder how much he might “stretch” the truth. He|

|mainly. There was things which he stretched, but | |does not seem to be an objective narrator (like |

|mainly he told the truth “ (1). | |Nick Carraway). His observations show his bias |

| | |and opinions. |

|Response 2 | | |

|So on and so forth… |You get the idea… | |

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