ok, ive read thsi book front to back. good book. now for one of my assignments i ahve to write a sonnet, about the most important event in the book. unfortunately i have no idea what that is. that question is so vague. i mean, most important in what way? and there are so many answers anyways it doesnt matter how you answer. im leaning towards when huck goes off to turn in jim but has a change of heart when jim yells "your the only friend ive ever had" and huck decides to go to hell instead of turn him in. anyone else got some good suggestions?
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Seems to me the most important even is purely based on your perception.... Basically, you've got free reign
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dammit, now i have to make a decisionOriginally posted by spazzed
Seems to me the most important even is purely based on your perception.... Basically, you've got free reign
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the book is basically written by Mark Twain to show the evil of humanity,and the change of heart.You are pretty much right about how Huck feels wrong for turning Jim in,so he decides to break the law instead,to save his friends life.Huck may only be 13,but he happens to be more educated(and have more morals)than just about everyone in that book all together...
I am reading that book now in English 3,but I have already read it tons of times,and know all about it..
and I would say the most important part of that book is when he escapes from his dad's cabin..if he never did that...he wouldnt have met jim,or anything would never of happened...or you could go back even farther,and say when Huck was born?(just to be a smart-*** like me)
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Well...hmm. When Huck decides not to turn in Jim, it *is* a question of Morality, but rather of immorality. The society in which Huck lived condoned slavery, therefore not turning in Jim was considered by Huck to be immoral- He thought he was going to hell for not doing so. "Alright then, I'll go to hell--and tore [the note to the Widow] up"
Uh, no. Huck is quite ignorant, and Jim is actually the moral center of the novel. When Huck plays the trick on him in the fog, Jim tells Huck that he is TRASH for doing so. I'm sure you can see why it would be dangerous for a black man to tell the white boy keeping him free such a thing. Huck goes in for cheap laughs, and Jim, the 'ignorant slave' chastizes him for not being loyal to his friend.but he happens to be more educated(and have more morals)...
You have to be very careful not to misread in this book. huck calls the Grangerfords a "mighty nice family" when you can obviously see they are nothing but rednecki murderers. Huck is what is called an "unreliable narrator", in that he is naive and doesn't see things for what they really are. In the descriptions of the Grangerford's belongings, you can see they are actually gaudy and tasteless, yes Huck thinks they're marvelous.
I believe that when Huck realized that cheating the girls out of their money is wrong is one of the important events in the book. His morality finally shows itself, along with a consience. He doesn't show it up until then, so it's really a big change in the character.
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It was written to be a boy's adventure book, like Tom Sawyer was. However, after Twain created Jim's character and the fog scene, he put the book down for 4 years, unable to continue writing it. You may notice all of the unneccisary plot dev. after that point, and how the ending of the novel seems flawed and rushed. Even Twain couldn't keep a reign on his creations!the book is basically written by Mark Twain to show the evil of humanity,and the change of heart.Such a sham(e).Comment
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Sarah, you haven't written a paper on Huck Finn have you? I agree though. Not turning in Jim is secondary to Huck's moral revelation.
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