Throughout these chapters, there were SO many different things going on! At times it was hard to keep up with! First off, I don't understand why Huck stayed with the Grangerfords for so long instead of looking for Jim. Honestly, he didn't mention Jim that much during his stay. I became really confused as to why Huck didn't leave right away after he found where Jim was. Was he too attached to the family to up and leave without explanation? Furthermore, why would Huck and Jim let the "Duke" and the "Dauphin" stay with them so long? I mean, they were taking up space and eating food that Huck and Jim needed in order to survive. Also, while they were in another town, Boggs was shot and killed, but he wasn't doing any harm to anybody! The other townspeople wanted to bring justice to Colonel Sherburn, but in the end they did nothing. Was there any kind of justice system or reprimands back then?
Also, I noticed that while Huck was in Pokeville with the Duke and Dauphin, he made no objection to them scamming the townspeople. To me, it seems as if Huck is growing further away from the teachings and morals that he had when he was with the widow. If this had happened back when he was staying with the widow, he may have stepped in and said that it was not right to scam them. Life on the raft for Huck and Jim was much easier than life on the land. Huck stated, "I was powerful glad to get away from the feuds, and so was Jim to get away from the swamp. We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft." Every time Huck seemed to be on land, some sort of chaos would break out. First it was the feuds, then Boggs was shot, but when they were aboard the raft, they rarely had problems. Water became a saving grace for Huck and Jim because it was the one place that they felt safe and secure in.
Although these were interesting chapters, there was too much chaos present. As I stated earlier, it was hard to keep up with at times. I was reading about Huck being in one town, the next thing I know he's in another town with a couple of frauds. That was just something that made the read more difficult. I also found it interesting that the longer Huck is away from the widow, the more he moves away from his sense of right and wrong. This is kind of sad to me because Huck didn't have much, but he had common sense and now he's losing it a little bit. Another thing I found interesting is that Huck knew that the Duke and the Dauphin were frauds, but never said anything about it. I thought maybe he would confront them while they were on land or try to leave them, but instead he just played along. What I did like though was that Huck kept the secret that they Duke and Dauphin were frauds from Jim. I think it was a good thing to do because Jim would have been upset that they took advantage of him like that. A conflict would most likely have started and the peace on the raft would disappear. Huck kept the secret from Jim because he didn't want anything bad to happen and to keep them safe. Also, if a conflict had started, the raft would no longer be a place for Huck and Jim to get away from the chaos of land because there would be chaos on the raft.
Also, I noticed that while Huck was in Pokeville with the Duke and Dauphin, he made no objection to them scamming the townspeople. To me, it seems as if Huck is growing further away from the teachings and morals that he had when he was with the widow. If this had happened back when he was staying with the widow, he may have stepped in and said that it was not right to scam them. Life on the raft for Huck and Jim was much easier than life on the land. Huck stated, "I was powerful glad to get away from the feuds, and so was Jim to get away from the swamp. We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft." Every time Huck seemed to be on land, some sort of chaos would break out. First it was the feuds, then Boggs was shot, but when they were aboard the raft, they rarely had problems. Water became a saving grace for Huck and Jim because it was the one place that they felt safe and secure in.
Although these were interesting chapters, there was too much chaos present. As I stated earlier, it was hard to keep up with at times. I was reading about Huck being in one town, the next thing I know he's in another town with a couple of frauds. That was just something that made the read more difficult. I also found it interesting that the longer Huck is away from the widow, the more he moves away from his sense of right and wrong. This is kind of sad to me because Huck didn't have much, but he had common sense and now he's losing it a little bit. Another thing I found interesting is that Huck knew that the Duke and the Dauphin were frauds, but never said anything about it. I thought maybe he would confront them while they were on land or try to leave them, but instead he just played along. What I did like though was that Huck kept the secret that they Duke and Dauphin were frauds from Jim. I think it was a good thing to do because Jim would have been upset that they took advantage of him like that. A conflict would most likely have started and the peace on the raft would disappear. Huck kept the secret from Jim because he didn't want anything bad to happen and to keep them safe. Also, if a conflict had started, the raft would no longer be a place for Huck and Jim to get away from the chaos of land because there would be chaos on the raft.