Well...I have been putting this off long enough. Since I have never blogged before and would never consider myself a person that would ever blog this could be interesting. It is required for this class however, so i guess i'll give it a try. We just finished reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn this week. I've never read this novel and i'm not going to lie, I wasn't very excited to read it. Much to my surprise, however, I actually enjoyed reading about Huck's crazy life. Twain writes Huck to be such a likable character that its hard not to jump onto the raft with him and Jim as they venture down the river.
I found it very interesting that Twain took a three year break between writing the first seventeen chapters. To me, the story had a different feel after this lengthy break in writing, although that might just be because I knew he wrote that section at a different time when I read it. However, I think Twain starts to move away from the realism he had at the beginning of the novel and starts to tell more of a fantasy adventure novel. I actually enjoyed this section of the book the best probably because I am a fan of fantasy novels. In my opinion the story started to flow better with chapter 18 as well. It became easier for me to engage with the characters and events that were happening.
I noticed that break difference as well. In fact, I found it harder to read after the break difference. It took me a bit to get used to it again, but I also agree in that I found the story better (as I read more) because it was more romantic. Also, Jim being freed is something people nowadays would want, but back then it was not an option.
ReplyDeletei agree that I found it easier to read after the break. Like Twain had finally found his purpose with the novel and brought new energy to it. You should have taked American lit Survey 2 though, that reading is some of the most boring stuff I've ever read in my life. Huck Finn is my new favorite character of all time!
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