Episode 2

Summarize- Pap was waiting for Huck in his room, and talking to him about money, education, and relgion. Paps promises he changes to a better person and not a drunk. Paps then gets really drunk and trashes his room and falls off the roof and breaks his arm. Huck then gets taken away to the cabin where he kinda likes it because he is free from being a neat person and can do whatever he wants. Paps gets really drunk and beats him and he has a whole speech about "govment" He drinks alot and sees the Angel of Death and thinks snakes and crawling up his skin and biting him. He goes crazy and passes out. Huck runs away and makes a fake dead body and takes everything in the cabin and runs away on a raft he finds earlier.
Characters- Paps
Theme- Meaning of family

Episode 8

Summary-
Huck and his friends find a town and ask around on a steamboat about what is going on there. They figure out that peter wilks just died and his brothers are from england. The King and duke decide to be the brothers to steal the money from the family and property.  Huck feels that bad and what the king and duke is very wrong so he comes up with a idea. Huck tells the truth to Mary Jane,  and tells her to run away until he can figure out how to handle what's going on. Another pair of men come in claiming they are the brothers. People try to put the two pairs through tests in order to see who is truly related to the Wilks. Once the body is dug up, Huck's run for the raft, thinking he can get away from duke and the king. He finds Jim on the huck unties him, but the duke and king are following behind.
Characters-
Wilks Sister- very stupid and easily to be joked or made stupid of.
real Wilks brothers
lawyer
Dr. Robinson
Undertaker
Personas-
Huck is Harvey's' servent 
Deaf and dumb brothers
Major Themes- Gullibility, meaning of family
Allusions, symbols, Ironies-
Kings outfit for jim
the family being gullibility
Discuss Huck's change in the episode-
He has change drastlicly he is actually trying to be nice and do the right thing he is acting more kind now then anyone else in the book

Chapters 24-35

24-27

1. As we have discussed, clothes can play a symbolic or thematic role in the novel. Huck even says that he "never knowed how clothes could change a body before." Discuss the thematic role of clothes in these chapters.

It hides who they really are as in Huck not being a king or actor instead is a little red neck rapscallion and the duke not really being a duke or actor but a con artist.

2. Comment on the last paragraph of Chapter XXIV. Make a connection to Twain's description of the Arkansas town. Why is Huck's response to the Peter Wilks incident so strong? Why does Huck make moral evaluations now (you'll recall that he remained morally neutral concerning the prior schemes of the duke and king)?

Because it was the kings brother and i think Huck thought of if he had a brother he would have been sad when he died. He is disgusted that the king acted all of his sadness to him it was more just like haha hes dead i don't care.

3. What qualities do the Wilks girls have that allow them to be fooled so easily?

They trust people really easily and the king and duke fool them by saying their the sisters brother

4. Why is it significant that Joanna eats in the kitchen? What is the significance of her nickname? What themes are revealed?

Only slaves eat in the kitchen, because of her cleft lip, judging people

5. What statement about the behavior of people does Twain make through the Dr. Robinson 

incident? 

Tom and Huck see Doc Robinson get killed by Injun Joe and they let the blame fall on Muff Potter. this means that they only blame people if they get something from it.

6. Previously Huck has refused to hinder the antics of the king and duke. Now he attempts to foil their scheme. Why? What theme(s) from the novel can you apply to Huck's change in attitude?

Death and Rebirth the themes. Through the story Huck is being a better person and less devious and doesn't treat slaves like their nothing . He is getting better then right and wrong.

Chapters  27-30
1. Twain was heavily criticized for bad taste due to his description of the funeral toward the end of Chapter XXVII. Why do you think he was criticized, and do you think the criticism justified?
He shouldn't have been judged so much; because that was his view of it and the duke and king were trying to steal 6000 gold by using it.
2. On page 141 Huck says, ". . . here's a case where I'm blest if it don't look to me like the truth is better, and actually safer, than a lie." Explain.
He says he thinks it would be safer to tell the truth and not to lie for once on his journey
3. In these three chapters Huck finds himself having to lie for various reasons. How do his motives differ?
Huck is a survive so from as part of his instinct he lies to live or to hide his true self about him being friends with Jim.  Most of the time he lies as a joke or to be funny. He changes as he lies to try and steal a bunch of money. He even turns a little bit good by trying to stop the king and duke

4. Why doesn't Twain involve Jim more in these chapters?
Because Huck is in a town and jim has to be tied up as like hes captured and being taken somewhere because hes black. He has to be hidden. Another reason because the King and Duke say they are from england and slavery was aboltionst their a very long time ago.
5. Does Huck's escape from Hines say anything about Hines' character? 

 Huck's easy escape from him shows that Hines is really lazy. While Hines  busy trying to get a look inside the coffin, he never realized Huck leaving.
6. How does Huck feel about Mary Jane? Why does Huck tell her to go away? Significance? Huck really likes her and feels bad for her, so he tells her the truth about the King and Duke, Because it would be safer for her when the people come and get the con man. He actually likes her and cares for her
7. Discuss the significance of Huck's statement, ". . . anybody but a lot of prejudiced chuckleheads would a seen that the old gentlemen was spinning truth and t'other one lies."
Whoever was the old man he right while the other one was lying and not being truthful
8. What does the doctor represent? 

Dr. Robinson represents the sole voice of something.
9. By the end of Chapter XXX, do you think Twain vindicates the characters of the duke and king or does he have them remain as villains? Explain.

I think they are villians because they try to steal alot of money and property. 

31-35
1. Would you say that Chapter 31 represents the climax of the novel? Why or why not?
Yes because its when
2. Huck says, "All right, then, I'll go to hell." Explain the irony in that statement.
He says this and he does it and he knows he going to a place no one wants to go to hell and burn forever.
3. Discuss the symbolism of the imagery at the beginning of Chapter 32.
Huck and tom go to phelps and that land seems peaceful and all kind.
4. Discuss Huck's understanding of Providence (215)? Would Miss Watson agree?
Huck being able to think on his fast and go with is sometimes used with providence. No she would not at all.
5. How does Twain use irony in the discussion between Huck and Mrs. Phelps about the "steamboat accident."
It shows they think black people are nothing and are just property and you can just by new property or better.
6. One of the recurring themes becomes apparent when Huck discovers that the Phelps are expecting Tom Sawyer. Which theme comes to mind and why?

Meaning of family because Tom is like Huck's brother and misses him however later on you realize tom has become a product of society while huck is a care freeing kid who is nice and kind at heart
7. Huck and Tom both agree to help Jim escape; however, their motives are different. Explain.
Huck wants to do it because Jim is his friend, Tom wants to do it for the hyped up feeling and craziness of a boy
8. "...and as they went by I see they had the king and duke astraddle of a rail - that is, I knowed it WAS the king and the duke, though they was all over tar and feathers. ...Well it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry for them poor pitiful rascals. ...Human beings CAN be cruel to one another" (225). Comment. What does this reveal about Huck's character?
He knows the world is cruel and bad and how humans are mean to everyone and how they will harm one another for pleasure.
9. Discuss the irony in Tom's reaction to the stealing of the watermelon.
He was shocked and weirded out how he actually stole but tom really never did because he left change or money behind.
10. Why does Huck let Tom take control?

Because Huck always wanted Tom to be their for plans so it would go smoother and more realistic and stylish.

Chapter 16 5-18

5. 1861- 1865

6. They had experienced soldiers, and they were fighting in their land and had a lot of support from white men.

7. Jefferson Davis, Aberaham Lincoln

8. She was a nurse to the soldiers, and she was also the founder of the red cross.

9. To prevent southerners from selling cotton for military supplies.

10. Their were no plans to attack at Gettysburg, it was a bloody battle that the federlists won, and it changed the war completely over 10'000 men died.

11. That it freed all slaves no matter what and all runaway slaves would not need to return to its master. It cause alot of slaves to join the norths army to win the war.

12. They helped the federlists win the war and joined their army to fight for freedom.

13. It hurt the south because the north blocked the ports because they could have traded cotton for weapons and ammo

14. Grants term was nice and just told the south to lay down their armies and go home. 

15. West Virginians generally supported secession from the Union. Virginia was rather upset about the secession. This created the state of West Virginia. 

 

 16. It was the vital for moving supplies faster and the North made southern blockades and

needed the river to control them. Who ever had the river had all the little river's attached to 

 it. 

 

17. So they could have a a better and more men in the army. 
 

18. Because he wanted to be in the war to help his people.

chapter 15 11-21

11. The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to keep the same number of slave states and the number of free states in the Union. It allowed Missouri to be a slave state at the same time. Slavery was not allowed in new states north of the southern border of Missouri.

12. California is a free state, divide mexican group into two, new mexico and utah, ended slave trade in Washington DC, fugitive slave act was passed, border dispute settled between texas, and new mexico 

13. to divide clay's plans to vote on them separately

14. Lincoln and Douglas had a debate, Lincoln lost the election but had a huge national rep.

15. The decision was that blacks were not the citizens of the U.S and lacked sueing in court. It declared the congress could not ban slavery. Slaves could not be taken by their owner, the 14th amendment over ruled it thou on some levels. 

16.The Democratic party split over the slavery issue and got two people in separate conventions. The Rebulicans got two people as well  John Bell, from a new Southern party,  John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democrat, Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democrat, Abraham Lincoln , Republican (Northern)
17. He wanted new states to remain free and not to become slave states.
18. Because slavery was a big deal and the whole country either wanted slaves really bad or didn't at all. It made the country seem two the good side, and the bad side.
19. Northerners protested against it becasue they hated his ideas and hated slavery as wel.
20. One way was the debates on weather to have slavery or not, or free states or not. It made one half of the country look better when really they were suppose to be together. It separated the government into two the Democrat party, and Republican.
21. The north had a larger population which made it be their more votes while the south had more slaves not white men.

1-18

1. There was more space, and they built canals to move goods faster. America turning into world economic power. They made new inventions; railroads, steam engine, the cotton gin, and new books.
2. Cyrus McCormick invented the cotton gin (engine) in the north, it was easier to change the parts to make guns. Eli Whitney who improved the machine with change able parts which mad the north defeat the south by using parts of the machine to build rifles and other weaponry.
3. The south had more slaves for manual labor and didn't want anyone controling them. Where the north didnt. The north could produce resources faster then the south, so the north had better equipment and ammo for the war.
4. He said it was a unjust war against a stronger nation verses a weaker nation.
5. The US started the war because they invaded New Mexico, of the California republic. Polk sent Zackory Taylor into Texas with 1500 troops, then sent Taylor to the bank of Rio Grande where are group of Mexicans attacked a American patrol and killed an american soldier.  
6. He protested by writing the Civil Disobedience, which inspired American dissenters for generations to come.
7. Frederick Douglas was a American sociol reformer, orator, writer, and statesman, he was the foremost African American spokesperson of the 19th century as well as one of the nation's most effective orators and activists.
8. A secret network for slaves to escape to Northern states and Canada.
9. Harriet Tubman is a black woman who was born a slaved and hundreds of slaves freeing them in the north and south. She was the leader of the underground railroad, nurse, and spy.
10. It was a package of 5 bills passed in september, 1850.
The bills were:

• Texas surrendered its claim to New Mexico, which it had threatened war over, as well as its claims north of the Missouri compromise line.
• California as a free state with its current boundaries was approved and a Southern proposal to split California was not approved
• The South avoided adoption of the symbolically significant of new states and land
• The most concrete Southern gain was a stronger runaway slave act.
• Slave trade was banned in Washington D.C.

11. It was important because it was a book that it opened the south eyes that didn't know about slavery to relieze why there were protests.
12. "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
13. The act revealed the missouri compromise, which had outlawes. In the louisiana territory it reopened the national struggle over western territories.
14. Bloody Kansas  had a lot of violent political confrontations involving anti slavery state and for slavery states.  At the heart of the conflict was the question of whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave state or free state. 
15. John brown was an abolitionist . The Civil War began in Kansas, Brown opposed the pro-slavery elements in Kansas, and the Missouri pro-slavery proponents who came from across the state line.
16. He was a slave and the case was tring to free him and it turned out he was free
17. He would get in laughing fits in which his body shocked uncontrollable while no sound came from his life  
18. One of his main goals was to start a armed slave uprising in virginia

Huck questions

1. Why does Huck observe but does not participate in the schemes of the duke and king?
In my opinion Huck does have some morals. But he is not as bad as the king and duke and try not to scam the innocent people. He only lies to get by from doing things and keep him alive.
2. Through the Grangerford episode, Twain was able to criticize the myth of Southern honor. What myth of Southern life does Twain satirize in the Sherburn / Boggs incident (which, by the way, was based on a true incident)? What aspect of human nature does Twain satirize through the scene in the drugstore?
Idea of southern law or western side. He satirize that they were all cowards and without a leader they were nothing. That the only time he is going to be lynch is if the Ku Klux Klan and crueilty from humans.
3. Compare the circus with the entertainment supplied by the duke and king?
It was kinda like the Duke and King the only differnce was the Duke and King said "NO WOMAN NO CHILDREN ADMITTED" It was way shorter and more of ripping them off.
4. What does Huck's reaction to the circus incident tell us about him? Whom does he think was most deceived?
He thinks the ring master was deceived. Huck really doest get jokes or anything that much even though he use to pull pranks.
5. What is Twain implying about human nature through the advertising for the "Royal Nonesuch"?
That it is a comedy line and he is saying to try and make a joke so more people come to the show and that the King and Duke are Royal Nonesuch they are not really a king and duke. It seems more bad or rude so more people would watch it.
6. "What was the use to tell Jim these warn't real kings and dukes? It wouldn't a done no good; and besides, it was just as I said; you couldn't tell them from the real kind." What does Twain imply?
That Kings and dukes are con artists. How the kings are bad and do bad things and problems.
7. What is significant about the story of 'Lizabeth?
the scarlet fever made her deaf and jim is really sorry about him hitting her and it gives insight on his information and it shows him being a good and decent person.
8. Tell Huck's story so far. Develop a chronology of events - the more detailed the better!

episode 7

Summary-Boggs starts drinking and annoys Sherburns and Sherburns shoots him while boggs annoys him. The mob was about to lynch him but sherburns scares the crowd off. Then they go to the circus and the king and dukes idea for romeo and juilet ended bad so they decided to do another show called royal nonsuch. Which was a great hit for the first 5 mins. Then the crowd comes back to another show with rotton cabbage and tomatoes. But the King and Duke run away.  
Characters- Boggs- A drunk fool who means no harm and just annoys someone every month (DINO)  
Sherburn- Kills Boggs because annoyed, and tells the mob the only way he is going to be lynched is by the KKK
Personas- Edmund Kean the Elder crawling naked actor, David Garrick the Younger tent-master 
Theme- Guilibility

Vocab

Histrionic
Adjective
Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style
My sister Kortney histrionic like talks about me talking to Maymay too much
Contrite
Adjective
Caused by showing sincere remorse
I wasn’t contrite at all on smoking weed
Obituary
Noun 
A notice of a death, esp. in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person
The obituary was on the counter on September 13th, 1999 about a famous rapper being shot 
Aggravate
verb 
Make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious
I always aggravate people when they get hurt and it makes it even worse then before.  
Contagion
Noun
Harmful or undesirable contact or influence.

Brazen
Adjective
 Shameless

Hedonism
Noun
The doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.

Surreptitious
Adjective
Obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.

Foreordain
Verb
To ordain or appoint beforehand.

Fraudulent
Adjective
Cheating dis-honest
Gastronomy
Noun
The art or science of good eating.

Episode 6

Summary- Huck and Jim go down the river Huck sees two men who beg to ride with them so he lets them  come they share their stories and realize they are both con artists and decide to work together. The younger one says he is the long lost duke and gets Huck and Jim to be his servents. Then the older man says that he is the dauphin and the long lost son of King Louis 16th of france. Huck and Jim are slaves to both of them and call them Duke and majesty. But Huck is the only one that knows their really not the Duke and King. They reach a town and the Duke acts like a publisher and makes 9 and a half dollars while the king lies about being a pirate and changes and make 87 dollars.
Characters-
Duke- A young con artist who lies on being the duke of england.
King- is old, bald, with whiskers, also is a con artist and lies about it.
Personas- Pirate, Duke, King
Theme- Gulibility majorly because of the King and Duke as well as how they make money and them lieing about everything.
One symbol or Litery device- Romeo and Juilet a satire which has appeared twice to make fun of romanticm and all of shakespear.

Questions

1) What was Manifest Destiny?
To extend its land from the pacific ocean
2) The Oregon Territory consisted of what area? Who claimed it?
Geoarge vancouver
3.) Who were the Mountain Men?
The people who spent most there time on mountains and who worked for fur trading.
4) Why was the Oregon Trail important?
So people could travel.
5) Discuss the meaning behind the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"?
Democrats thought that nations northern borders in Oregon in latitude.
6) James Polk made what promises to the American public during the election of 1844
To acquire California, stop Oregon dispute, lower the tariff, to make sub-treasury, and not to run another term.
7) Discuss how Texas became independent.
The Texan's had been figuring out Texas unpopulated lands by the Mexican government, joined with the native Hispanic Tejano
 8) Discuss the battles of The Alamo and San Jacinto.
The battle of Alamo lacked supplies, and had 180 Texans Commander was William B. Travis, it was a victory for the Mexicans. For Battle Of Jacinto Houston americans moved their small army eastward about a 100 miles waiting to strike Santa Anna, Houston then had 900 Santa Anna had more then 1,300 Santa Anna won.
9) How long did it take the U.S. to annex Texas? Why?
Because the votes did not work for it to join. 8 years
10) How did the Mexican-American War start? Why did it start? Was it a "Just War"?
Mexicans included territory that was blocking the U.S expansion westwards to the pacific coast in pursuance of manifest destiny. U.S there for needed to goad Mexico to take back there territory.
11) What was the American response to the war?
They said yes for war because of land
12) List the major battles of the war.
Battle of Palo alto, battle of Vera Cruz, battle for new Mexico, Battle for Cerro Gordo, battle for California, new Mexico city
13) What was the cost of the war?
It cost a 150 million$ I think.
14) Why was the California Gold Rush important?
Because the gold rush helped for jobs and money.
15) Answer the following questions on page 380 - #6 - #10, #13-#15.
#6- They agreed on Joint Territory
#7- More slave trades would make the slaves mad as well as the free states.
#8- More people which is a good environment to build a bigger nation.
#9- Texas being apart of the U.S and Mexico was ran by one leader (aka dictator)
#10- They found gold and suffered as well
#13- It lead to more people getting mad because both states wanted more land.
#14- it depends on the people and what they think
#15- they had many different opinions and thoughts on what to do.