When I started reading this book my first thought was about how different this was from other books that I have read. As I kept reading I really liked i t, but it also stirred up some questions for me. One question that I had was what really was the adventure that Huck had with Tom Sawyer? Was there more to the story that was told about those two boys briefly or was that the main pieces that were important? I also wondered if this story had the reason for Tom Sawyer's imagination, or if he has just always been that free spirited. It also made me question Huck. Why is he so hard on himself? Why does he think of himself as not good enough? He is more logical than Tom is, and is a very smart boy.
Along with questions, this book has also opened my eyes to some of the ways of the time period. I already knew how poorly slaves were treated, but the way people spoke about them was awful to me. I understand why this book is banned in certain places because the language could be seen as offensive a crude. In looking up other reasons why this book was banned, I came across the reasons like it is immoral, uses coarse and inappropriate language, and has a lack of respect for adult authority and religion. I can pick out all of these reasons in the book besides the lack of respect for his religion.
One part that I really did enjoy in these chapters was Tom's imagination. He had these dreams about being a gang of robbers and being exactly like the ones in the books; but instead of actually killing people and taking their things, they raided carts, fields, even a Sunday school picnic. Someone had told Tom that there would be a gang of A-rabs and Spaniards with two hundred elephants, six hundred camels, and over a thousand "sumter" mules on their way to Cave Hollow with diamonds. He believed them, and wanted to go after them and steal their diamonds. This story is a little crazy, but it was amusing to read when it came out to be a Sunday school picnic, and not the Spaniards.
Along with questions, this book has also opened my eyes to some of the ways of the time period. I already knew how poorly slaves were treated, but the way people spoke about them was awful to me. I understand why this book is banned in certain places because the language could be seen as offensive a crude. In looking up other reasons why this book was banned, I came across the reasons like it is immoral, uses coarse and inappropriate language, and has a lack of respect for adult authority and religion. I can pick out all of these reasons in the book besides the lack of respect for his religion.
One part that I really did enjoy in these chapters was Tom's imagination. He had these dreams about being a gang of robbers and being exactly like the ones in the books; but instead of actually killing people and taking their things, they raided carts, fields, even a Sunday school picnic. Someone had told Tom that there would be a gang of A-rabs and Spaniards with two hundred elephants, six hundred camels, and over a thousand "sumter" mules on their way to Cave Hollow with diamonds. He believed them, and wanted to go after them and steal their diamonds. This story is a little crazy, but it was amusing to read when it came out to be a Sunday school picnic, and not the Spaniards.