Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Chapters 7 and 8

Chapter 7
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Theme: Coming of age, the start of Huck's Journey

Symbol: The woods are a symbol of peace a satuary. Huck always goes here to get away. The river

Motif: Coming of Age, it is the start of Huck's Journey down the river. Small one- superstition, June is always lucky for Huck.

Summary: Huck is waken by his father and is told to go outside to check the lines for fish. When he goes out, we sees a canoe floating down the river, pulls it to shore and hides it. Later that day, around 3 p.m. Pa goes to town to sell some logs that Huck and Him found in the river. While Pa is gone, Huck finishes sawing through and makes it look like the cabin was broken into and Huck was killed. Huck loads his canoe up with food and blankets and waits for the middle of the night to leave. When he wakes up to here a skiff coming down the river and realizes it's Pa, he immedeitlay leaves, going to Jackson Island. that night, he makes it to Jackson Island.
End of episode two

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Chapter 8

Themes:Dehumanization; Superstition Vs. Religion

Symbols: Woods: safe place

Motifs:Dehumanization, Superstition Vs Religion

Summary: After everyone looks for Huck and don't find him, Huck is living on Jackson Island safetly. Until he finds a fresh campfire and starts to worry. After moving around but not finding a secure location to live he decides to go back to Jackson Island and see who is there. That night he finds the campfire and when the man laying by it wakes up, Huck realizes it's Jim. Know who it is and know that Jim wont rat him out he says hi. Him and Jim eat breakfast and talk about what happened. Jim tells Huck how and why he escaped and Huck tells Jim what really happened. Next they start talking about superstition and ends with Jim talking about how he is rich.

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