I am so confused where Jim went during chapter 17. I know they separated, but is Jim lost out in the water or did he find another island? I guess I would like if it explained more clearly what happened. I know Huck gets to shore and is cornered by a pack of dogs. Then all of the sudden he is at this house and this family invited him to stay as long as he wants. It is just confusing on how everything jumps from one thing to another. I guess as a reader it was confusing to have Jim just disappear from the story and not really say what happened exactly. I do not get why the parents are letting their kids get involved in something that happened so long ago. Children should be left out of adult problems and letting your kids be involved is not the answer. A young boy should not be thinking about killing someone because of a lawsuit that happened that he had no part of. Why even let them know what is going on?
In the chapters 17-24, there is a lot of chaos that happens on land vs. the water. For example, when Huck and Jim are on the water it is peaceful and relaxing. They just float along the river and wherever it takes them, it takes them. Water is more peaceful and calm. So during the book, not a lot of tragic or interesting events happen on the water. It is a time for Huck and Jim to just relax and talk to each other man to man. "Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely" (Twain 116). Now when they are on land, it is a totally different story. Whenever Huck and Jim are on land something bad happens. For example, when Huck learns that Sophia Grangerford has run off with Harney Shepherdson. He goes off into the woods to find Buck and Joe Grangerfords, who was 19 years of age, in a gunfight with the Shepherdsons. The two Grangerfords were killed. In this book, land is just a horrible place for Huck. Especially after this gunfight happened. Huck even said, " I wished I hadn't ever come ashore that night to see such things." Another thing that happened on land was the shooting in chapter 21. Huck witnesses a shooting with a drunk man and Sherburn. Boggs, who was the drunk man, did not listen to what Sherbum said so in result Sherburn shot him.
The thing I find interesting is how these scam artists work and how good they are at what they do. Never would I think about printing out wanted posters of Jim and If they get stopped just say you are turning him in. Plus, how the king joins the festivities and says he was an old pirate who has reformed and seen the errors of his past. He sold the crowd by crying and passing around his hat, collecting money from people who bought his scam. This makes me think on why Huck and Jim still want to be around them. Huck knows that they are lying about who they are so why doesn't he tell Jim? or even confront them about it? I guess if you think about it If two old guys were helping them out and getting them money, but why not tell Jim? When I was reading the part apart Sherburn, I could kind of picture the whole scene on my head and how their was this big crowd that went to his house. I had the impression that Sherburn was this well liked guy, then he killed Boggs and everyone turned against him. Yeah well why would he kill an innocent man? Because he was annoyed? Just the things the people were saying to him, but I guess Sherburn kind of put them in their place. Another thing I found interesting was how Huck did not find the the performer very amusing when he tried riding a horse and was hanging on for dear life. I wonder why he even cared? It was all for show. That is usually what people do, they do stupid stuff to amuse other people. Except Huck did not find it amusing which sort of surprised me. All young boys find violence or when someones life is in danger amusing.
In the chapters 17-24, there is a lot of chaos that happens on land vs. the water. For example, when Huck and Jim are on the water it is peaceful and relaxing. They just float along the river and wherever it takes them, it takes them. Water is more peaceful and calm. So during the book, not a lot of tragic or interesting events happen on the water. It is a time for Huck and Jim to just relax and talk to each other man to man. "Two or three days and nights went by; I reckon I might say they swum by, they slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely" (Twain 116). Now when they are on land, it is a totally different story. Whenever Huck and Jim are on land something bad happens. For example, when Huck learns that Sophia Grangerford has run off with Harney Shepherdson. He goes off into the woods to find Buck and Joe Grangerfords, who was 19 years of age, in a gunfight with the Shepherdsons. The two Grangerfords were killed. In this book, land is just a horrible place for Huck. Especially after this gunfight happened. Huck even said, " I wished I hadn't ever come ashore that night to see such things." Another thing that happened on land was the shooting in chapter 21. Huck witnesses a shooting with a drunk man and Sherburn. Boggs, who was the drunk man, did not listen to what Sherbum said so in result Sherburn shot him.
The thing I find interesting is how these scam artists work and how good they are at what they do. Never would I think about printing out wanted posters of Jim and If they get stopped just say you are turning him in. Plus, how the king joins the festivities and says he was an old pirate who has reformed and seen the errors of his past. He sold the crowd by crying and passing around his hat, collecting money from people who bought his scam. This makes me think on why Huck and Jim still want to be around them. Huck knows that they are lying about who they are so why doesn't he tell Jim? or even confront them about it? I guess if you think about it If two old guys were helping them out and getting them money, but why not tell Jim? When I was reading the part apart Sherburn, I could kind of picture the whole scene on my head and how their was this big crowd that went to his house. I had the impression that Sherburn was this well liked guy, then he killed Boggs and everyone turned against him. Yeah well why would he kill an innocent man? Because he was annoyed? Just the things the people were saying to him, but I guess Sherburn kind of put them in their place. Another thing I found interesting was how Huck did not find the the performer very amusing when he tried riding a horse and was hanging on for dear life. I wonder why he even cared? It was all for show. That is usually what people do, they do stupid stuff to amuse other people. Except Huck did not find it amusing which sort of surprised me. All young boys find violence or when someones life is in danger amusing.