Chapter 1 The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Dialectical Journal

1. A scene I can personally relate to from The Adventures of Huckleberry is the part where Huckleberry Finn asks Jim about the dead man they saw. The night before this scene, Huck and Jim saw a two story house floating down the river due to the storm that had occurred earlier. Huck and Jim go to the house investigate it, and when they do, they discover a man's dead body in one of the rooms. Jim goes down to investigate it, and tells Huck the man was shot. Jim invites Huck to investigate, but tells Huck not to look at the corpse’s face since it is, “too gashly.” Huck does not investigate him, and Jim throws some rags on the body. After this, the duo proceeds to loot the house of any useful supplies. Awhile after this, Huck states, “After breakfast

After finishing the book, I feel like Huckleberry Finn, while still keeping his adventurous spirit, seems to have grown much more mature and logical. Huck demonstrates this when he and Tom Sawyer are discussing how to free Jim. Tom suggests they give Jim items such as a shirt for him to write on, despite the fact that Jim can’t write, and case-knives for him to dig through the foundation, even though Huck and Tom could easily get shovels and picks for them to use. Tom suggests these ideas in order for Jim to escape in a more elaborate, but flashy, way, but Huck knows this would be the worst way to help him, since it would take much more time and put Jim in danger. He even goes as far as to tell him, “Confound it, it’s foolish, Tom.” (220).This shows how Huck has developed from a boy who would go along with any of Tom’s antics, to someone who can challenge his ideas. As well, this helps show that Huck’s plans have become much more developed. The ideas Huck comes up with support this because they are much more practical and beneficial to Jim than Tom’s elaborate ideas. Tom’s imagination seemingly contrasts how Huck has matured into realizing that trying to achieve everything in your imagination is unwise, and is more likely to cause complications. In conclusion, I believe Huck has developed into a much more logical and mature person, and this is contrasted by Tom Sawyer immaturity and extreme