Adventures of Hucleberry Finn Flashcards
What are the themes present in the novel?
- Civilization vs. natural life
- Honor
- Food
- Mockery of Religion
- Superstition
- Slavery
- Money
- Mississippi River
Setting?
1840-1845, along the Mississippi River
Mark Twain’s real name
Samuel L. Clemens
Where was Mark Twain born?
Florida, Missouri
What is the meaning of the name “Mark Twain”?
Mark= 6 feet of water
Twain =2
12 feet of water is a safe depth for riverboats
What is a humorist?
A person with an active sense of humor used skillfully in writing or talking
Tom Sawyer and Huck find ______ dollars and put it in the bank with Judge Thatcher
6000
Who does Huck live with?
Widow Douglas and Miss Watson
Who is the narrator?
Huck
Why does Huck think Pap isn’t dead?
Huck thinks that if it was his Pap, he would be floating face up, but the body was floating face down
Three words to best describe Pap
Alcoholic, abusive, poor
What does Pap tell Huck to do?
Quit school
T/F. Huck faked his death in Chapter 7
True
T/F Huck saw Widow Douglas, Miss Watson, and Tom Sawyer looking for him while he was on Jackson Island
True
Which Island does Huck find Jim on?
Jackson Island
Why did Jim run away from Miss Watson?
Because Miss Watson was planning on selling him to New Orlean for $800
Why does Huck dress up as a girl and go to town?
To see what people think about him being “dead”
What do people believe happened to Huck and who are the top two suspects?
People believed he was murdered, by Pap(#1) or Jim(#2)
Regionalism
Pertaining to a specific geographical area
Unique
Original in idea or style
Universal
An idea or experience with which most people can identify
In which Chapter did Huck and Jim stumble upon a sinking steamboat and witness irony with the “gang members” idea of killing someone?
Chapter 12
In Chapter 13 and 14 we see an increase in Hucks development of ______
Morals
In Chapter 15 we learn that Jim has a wife and kids, by this information, why wouldn’t Jim want to go to New Orleans?
He didn’t want to be separated from his family
In Chapter 16, Huck is tortured by his conscience. What two options is he torn between?
Turning Jim in because he feels bad for Miss Watson, and not turning Jim in because they are friends.
In Chapter 17, Huck is taken by the _______ and his family has a feud with the ________
Grangerfords, Shepherdsons
Name of the daughter of the family that took Huck in that died. She wrote poetry and tributes to people who have died. How did she die?
Emmeline Grangerford, from a long-enduring sickness
What was the purpose of Twain using the word “sivilize”?
To emphasize that the people aren’t civilized
Why doesn’t Huck consider himself civilized?
Because civilized involves being religious and he doesn’t consider himself religious
Describe Jim with the single best term.
Superstitious
What are Widow Douglas’s religious beliefs?
Laid back-God will love and forgive you
What are Miss Watson’s religious beliefs?
Black and white-believes God will judge and punish you
What does Huck’s apology to Jim for making him feel ashamed of himself show about Huck (hint: development)
His moral development
Why Cairo, Illinois important as a marker for Huck and Jim in Chapter 15
Because that is where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi River, and thus they can go the free states
T/F, Huck is never trying to be anyone else, he is always truthfully himself.
False, Huck develops multiple personas, making up stories and pretending to be different people all the time
If slavery is wrong, why is Huck’s conscience bothering him about wanting to turn Jim back in?
Because that is what he was taught growing up
What is written on the note or bookmark in Sophia’s testament?
“Half-past 2”
Who did Sophia Grangerford go to get married with on the other side of the Mississippi River in Chapter 18?
Harney Shepherdson
Explain the satire we see in Chapter 18 regarding the churches sermon
This is satirical about people who think going to church alone makes them a good person
