Juxtaposition
How are the raft and the land juxtaposed?
raft- safety, land- danger
What do the genie and the master represent?
Slavery; the evils of having to do something no matter what
In what ways was Huck not free when living with Pap?
He couldn't have an education, he was physically and emotionally abused
"Everybody that wants to join has got to take an oath, and write his name in blood"
Who is Tom Sawyer
What does Huck believe in rather than prayer/religion?
What is superstition
How are Huck and Jim juxtaposed?
Huck- young, white, oblivious to the evils of society and the dangers Jim faces, Jim- slave, has much more to lose, older, father figure
What do the characters of Jim and Pap symbolize?
That character isn't determined by race
In what ways does Cairo represent freedom for Jim?
It's more into the North where he would be able to be free
"Oh, yes, this is a wonderful govment, wonderful."
Who is Pap
Where are Huck and Jim planning to go that they miss?
What is Cairo/the Ohio River
How are Pap and Jim juxtaposed?
Difference in father figure; Pap- white, evil, Jim- slave, kind
What does the river symbolize?
Safety, life, escape, freedom
How does nature represent freedom from Huck's prior situation with his father?
He thrives in the wild and when he's able to be in charge of himself, it's safety from the abuse, he's able to do what he wants and isn't restricted by his father
"Laws bless you, chile, I'uz right down sho' you's dead ag'in."
Who is Jim
What did Huck do that they believed was the cause of all their bad luck?
What is touch the rattlesnake skin
How are Pap's house and the woods/nature surrounding it Juxtaposed?
House should be a safe place/home, but it's dangerous, whereas the woods which would normally cause fear are a sanctuary
What do his mistakes when pretending to be a girl symbolize?
How uneducated he is about society, and also the gender stereotypes placed on women and girls
What would the difference be between Huck's capture and Jim's re-enslavement?
Huck would be celebrated and received with open arms, and Jim would be taken back into slavery and most likely severely punished
"Oh, yes, pa knows, I reckon, and some of the other old people; but they don't know now what the row was about in the first place."
Who is Buck
What were the names of the two families in the rivalry?
What are the Grangerfords and Sheperdsons
How are Tom and Huck juxtaposed?
Huck- realist, actually experiencing adventure, Tom- romanticizes adventure
What do Buck and Huck symbolize?
Buck- what Huck's life would've been if he'd been born into a higher class of family, both of them- the innocence of children and the way they conform to whatever they are raised to believe
How were the two families enslaved in the feud between them?
Because they were raised to hate and want to kill another family and didn't even know why; the feud was keeping them from making peace and also taking many lives
"And don't go about women in that old calico. You do a girl tolerable poor, but you might fool men, maybe."
Who is Mrs. Judith Loftus
How much was Jim worth (according to himself)?
What is more than $800