How do the King and Duke swindle the family at the funeral? Compare King and Duke to Huck? Who is the bad guy?
The King and Duke pose as the brothers of this wealthy disceased guy. They pretend to be generous, kind, caring relatives when really what they do is they steal their money and sell off their property with the intention of getting rich and then slipping out of town before they get caught. The real question here is Who are the Bad guys? Well obviously the King and Duke are bad because they are stealing money and property from orphans, but Huck to is the bad guy in this story because he just sits back and watches this happen. Sure in the end he steals the money from King and Duke with the intention of giving it back to the girls but then instead hides it with the dead father. He could have told someone that King and duke were frauds but he didn't and by remaining silent he is equally to blame.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Blog – Why does Huck want to help the men on the wreck? What does this show us about him?
Huck wants to help the men on the wreck so that rather then drowning they can be tried and hung. This shows that he believes strongly in people getting what they deserve and he believes strongly in justice. He may not be into religion but he does have a sense of morals and does know, for the most part, right from wrong. He feels that if someone does something wrong then they deserve to be punished and he holds this view in many cases.
Huck wants to help the men on the wreck so that rather then drowning they can be tried and hung. This shows that he believes strongly in people getting what they deserve and he believes strongly in justice. He may not be into religion but he does have a sense of morals and does know, for the most part, right from wrong. He feels that if someone does something wrong then they deserve to be punished and he holds this view in many cases.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Huckleberry finn, chapt 7-11
Blog – What trick does Huck play on Jim? Why is he tricking him now when he didn’t want to before?
Huck comes across a rattlesnake in the cave so he kills it and as a joke he curls it up and puts it on Jim’s bed. Now at the time when he decided to do this I’m sure it seemed harmless and funny but what he forgot is that the mate of the rattlesnake would join the dead one and since Jim didn’t notice either of the rattlesnakes he was bitten. Huck originally didn’t want to play a trick on Jim because he didn’t want to get caught, but now him and Jim are living together on this island so to Huck he’s just playing a harmless trick on a friend just for the fun of it. Plus Jim had told Huck that it was bad luck to touch a snake skin and I think that Huck kind of wanted to prove that their was no harm in it but after the incident with the rattlesnake he decided that perhaps there was something to snake skins being bad luck.
Huck comes across a rattlesnake in the cave so he kills it and as a joke he curls it up and puts it on Jim’s bed. Now at the time when he decided to do this I’m sure it seemed harmless and funny but what he forgot is that the mate of the rattlesnake would join the dead one and since Jim didn’t notice either of the rattlesnakes he was bitten. Huck originally didn’t want to play a trick on Jim because he didn’t want to get caught, but now him and Jim are living together on this island so to Huck he’s just playing a harmless trick on a friend just for the fun of it. Plus Jim had told Huck that it was bad luck to touch a snake skin and I think that Huck kind of wanted to prove that their was no harm in it but after the incident with the rattlesnake he decided that perhaps there was something to snake skins being bad luck.
Monday, November 5, 2007
hmm...
Is Eustace the ‘last American man’? Why or why not? Is that idea a good or bad one?
I don't think that Eustace is the last american man. I feel that he compromised his origional goals and got caught up in the rush of modern life. I also feel that what makes America unique is that we can all be different and do what we want (to an extent) but I feel that Eustace got caught up in trying to impress his father and living his fantasy, which living your fantasy is a typical american thing, but his fantasy isn't the only fantasy and thats what makes Eustace Conway one of many american people.
I don't think that Eustace is the last american man. I feel that he compromised his origional goals and got caught up in the rush of modern life. I also feel that what makes America unique is that we can all be different and do what we want (to an extent) but I feel that Eustace got caught up in trying to impress his father and living his fantasy, which living your fantasy is a typical american thing, but his fantasy isn't the only fantasy and thats what makes Eustace Conway one of many american people.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Eustace and his apprentice problems
• Blog – Why do the apprentices dislike Eustace so much? Would you want to work for him?
The apprentices dislike Eustace because they feel that he is over controlling and expects to much of them. Eustace does all the work the apprentices do, but he is very controlling. He expects them to be able to do everything he can do on the first day they arrive. I feel that he teaches them the same way his father taught him (which is making them feel stupid till they get it right. (I personally feel that Eustace is a hypocrite in that he is exactly the same as his father). He says he never gives out complemnts which can be damaging to the people working for him, and he of all people should kno this because all he ever wanted was a compliment and awknoledgement from his father.
The apprentices dislike Eustace because they feel that he is over controlling and expects to much of them. Eustace does all the work the apprentices do, but he is very controlling. He expects them to be able to do everything he can do on the first day they arrive. I feel that he teaches them the same way his father taught him (which is making them feel stupid till they get it right. (I personally feel that Eustace is a hypocrite in that he is exactly the same as his father). He says he never gives out complemnts which can be damaging to the people working for him, and he of all people should kno this because all he ever wanted was a compliment and awknoledgement from his father.
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