While reading these first five chapters, I had a few questions. First of all, what is the hairball that Jim has? I don't really understand it. Some more questions I have are: how can Huck's dad be such an awful person? Why is he such a drunk? Did Huck's Mom's death cause his dad to be like that, or has he always been that way? I really wish there was a little more of a backstory on why Huck's Dad is the way he is. I'd really like to know so I'm not wondering throughout the whole novel.
The main takeaway I have from the first few introduction chapters is that Huck is a very literal person. I really enjoy that about him. Huck does not laugh at humorous situations and statements. For example, when Miss Watson tells Huck that "she was going to live so as to go to the good place [heaven]," Huck, applying what he knows about Miss Watson and the obvious lifestyle that makes her happy, responds that he "couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going," and makes up his mind to not try to get there. Huck does not intend his comment to be disrespectful; it is just a statement of fact and shows the literal, and practical approach to life that he shows throughout the novel. Besides being literal, Huck is smart too. I just wish he would embrace it more.
So far I enjoy the book and I can't wait to see what happens in the end. Like I stated previously, I love that Huck is literal, and I overall just love his character. I can't wait to see how everything plays out for him and I really hope that more of a backstory on why Pap is the way he is develops.
The main takeaway I have from the first few introduction chapters is that Huck is a very literal person. I really enjoy that about him. Huck does not laugh at humorous situations and statements. For example, when Miss Watson tells Huck that "she was going to live so as to go to the good place [heaven]," Huck, applying what he knows about Miss Watson and the obvious lifestyle that makes her happy, responds that he "couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going," and makes up his mind to not try to get there. Huck does not intend his comment to be disrespectful; it is just a statement of fact and shows the literal, and practical approach to life that he shows throughout the novel. Besides being literal, Huck is smart too. I just wish he would embrace it more.
So far I enjoy the book and I can't wait to see what happens in the end. Like I stated previously, I love that Huck is literal, and I overall just love his character. I can't wait to see how everything plays out for him and I really hope that more of a backstory on why Pap is the way he is develops.