In these last few chapters
the best example of social responsibility that I would was in chapter 31. Here, Huck finally decides what he is going
to do about Jim. Huck decided that he
was going to save Jim! Yay! Too bad all I could thing through this part was “took
you long enough”… Through the entire book Huck has been disregarding his social
responsibility; I had a feeling that Huck would make this decision
eventually. (especially since we all
know Mark Twain is a supporter of abolition).
So I have been flipping through the pages reading the story thinking, ok
so when is Huck going to let Jim go? Rather than is Huck going to let Jim go.
Another instance of social
responsibility that is ignored by not Huck this time, but Tom, is when Tom did
not tell the duo that Jim had been a free man for two months. It appears to be a theme that the younger generation
in this book ignore their social responsibility and (from our eyes of the
future) make the correct decisions. This
reminds me of the age lens that was in my research paper about “The Lottery” by
Shirley Jackson. Younger generations
really do see social situations through more clear eyes.
And so the book ends, Jim
is a free man and the white people seem to be nice to Jim. Huck still has his Sally problem. (what was
with Huck staying with her when his friend was shot?!?!?!?). Aunt Polly yells
at the boys (good for her). Pap is dead
WOOOOO! That is great! So how does
everyone feel about the book?
Do you think social
responsibility is good or bad?
Does Huck follow his
social responsibilities in the beginning middle and end of the book?
Should Huck have followed
his social responsibilities in the beginning, middle and end of the book?
Let me know what you all
think!!!
2 comments:
I don't think Huck follows through with social responsibility throughout the book he mostly goes along with what he wants to do and sometimes he's even aware that he's going against normal social responsibility. By the end of the book I think Huck just finally learns to do what he thinks is right other than what people say. He learns the difference between what he should do and what he needs to do.
Lauren I really enjoyed your literary connection to the lottery! I do however think Huck would not be himself and the story would be the daily life of the average citizen in those times if he followed through with social responsibility. Hucks "rebel quality" can be looked at as optimism in a sense and actually being much more socially advanced not only age wise but also the setting of this novel.
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