HF+Themes

__ Tom Sawyer’s Gang- __ based on adventure & romance novels that Tom has read; the gang's ideas are ridiculous __ Walter Scott ship incident- __ There was actually a man named Walter Scott who was a novelist & poet __ Grangerfords vs Sherperdsons __ - alludes to Romeo & Juliet plot __ King & Duke __ - perform Shakespeare __ Tom’s crazy plan to free Jim from Aunty Sally’s __ - he bases everything off of adventure novels he has read __Evasion Sequence__- Tom has the romantic idea of creating an ellaborate setting from which to free Jim __Introduction__- saying how the story is about the truth (not a romantic element) "Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth..." __Arrival of Pap Finn__- you would expect that Pap rescues Huck from his life as an orfan and be a loving father, but instead Pap beats and mistreats Huck || -When the king and Duke dressed Jim Blue, like an Arabian, because they knew he was a runaway slave -When the ship blew up, Aunt Sally i think commented that on the explision saying "thank God nobody died" When she heard about only a slave dying. -constant use of "n-word" by white people. __Jackson__ __Island__- “They are after us”-unifying statement that says Huck and Jim are in this together. __Fog/Cairo, Huck’s Trick on Jim__- Huck’s trick humanizes Jim and Huck realizes it’s wrong to play tricks on Jim to scare him. __Shephardson and Grangerfords__- Jim waits for Huck. This shows his loyalty to his friend; Huck. __Huck’s Big Moment__- Huck decides to free Jim instead of selling him. || -Pap abuses Huck - Slavery in general was very violent and caused controversy. - Its persistent mention of death and its motif of unburied bodies || a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination. ||  || -Family Feud:Huck was scared and thought it was his fault. -Buck is Huck -Buck gets shot in the back. -Tome Sawyer gets shot in the leg. -Mob at the Wilks -Mob at the theater || Shepherdons and Grangerfords-Neighbors who sit together in church, with guns ready to kill one another. King and Duke-Religious revival scam. || Boggs Incident- The colonel shoots Boggs, resulting in a distrust of government by the citizens King and Duke- Fugitives on the run, are not stopped at many public places they enter Shepherdsons and Grangerfords: feuding between families which lead to killing,but none of these people get arrested. Smallpox:Bounty hunters take justice upon themselves which says they have no respect for government. || __Selfishness-__ Pap Finn because all he wants his Huck’s money for himself and could care less about Huck __Slavery-__ the constant use of the “N word” and how poorly Jim is treated by some people, as well as other African Americans __Cowardness__- when the people in town want to kill the sheriff, but do not actually do anything about it. __Hypocritisy-__ society proclaims it is “civilized” but they own slaves and are marked by their lack of knowledge by jumping to assumptions of people. Ex. Peter Wilks incident, the society believed the Duke and Dauphin and every few people ever questioned their credibility. || Huck's Home Life - Tested about religion and what he should believe. Tom Sawyer's Gang- Huck decides to become a robber with the boys, because they all want to do it. He is giving into peer pressure. Walter Scott - Morally tested about whether or not to save robber. Fog/Cairo and Huck's Tricks on Jim - Huck feels bad internally for playing a trick on Jim and apologizes to him. Small Pox - Makes up a story about Jim and does not give him up to bounty hunters. Peter Wilks - Huck has to decide whether or not to steal money from the king and duke in order to prevent them from stealing it from the nieces. Huck's Big Moment - Huck decides Jim is a human and he would rather go to hell than not save him. Aunt Sally's Farm - Huck still has conflict about Tom and his cruel ways towards Jim. Evasion Sequence - Inside Huck stands up for Jim and knows he is a good man, he realizes Jim is a friend. ||
 * Theme Stem || Explanation || Examples from the Book ||
 * Attacks on Romanticism || Twain includes scenes & characters that parody the romanticism lit period (imagination & entertainment) || __ Character of Tom Sawyer __ - he’s very imaginative & nonsensical; not logical or realistic at all
 * Race Relations || The relationship between people of two different races. || - Chapter 4 Jim is good; "I knew he was white inside"
 * Abhorrence of Violence/War ||  || -The Grangerford's and the Shepardson's were fighting against eachother.
 * Religious Hypocrisy || When someone preaches one thing, but does another. Only now with a religious twist. || Huck's Home Life-Miss Watson preaches God but owns Jim; tells Huck not to smoke, but chews tobacco.
 * Government Failure || The government, usually local, not acting out its duties. || Huck's Home Life- Judge Thatcher can not restrain Pap from going near Huck
 * Failure of Humanity || When society is expected to act a certain way but in actuality it is corrupt || __Greedy-__ The Duke and the Dauphin, when they scam the town of their money for the show of the royal nonesuch.
 * Love of Nature || When the characers, plot or author show a love for nature. || Huck and Jim are releaved to be back on the water and off of land. Something about the river life calms them and makes them feel better because they are on it so much. They are more worried when they are on land. ||
 * Moral Testing || When someones morals are tested and they have an internal conflict inside themself. || Chapters: