Ch. Essential Question (copy/paste from above) Quote (with page number) Note (Your note/explanation must relate the quote to the Essential Question) 1 Discuss the theme of individual conscience versus society and how it relates to the theme of freedom in the novel. “... [A]nd so when I couldn’t stand it no longer, I lit out. I got into my old rags, and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied” (1). In this quote, Huck is living in the respectable house of widow Douglas, however, Huck hates living there so much that he has to go back to living his old lifestyle in his “old rags.” Huck clearly feels restrained from doing as he pleases in the widow’s house, because even though it is what he call “sivilized” and respectable, Huck is bound by a bunch of rules and formalities he doesn’t want to conform to. Therefore this quote connects to the theme that freedom can be better attained through individual conscience rather than society …show more content…
reality. Find examples. Explain the significance to Twain's overall themes. (Level 2/3) "We ain't burglars. That ain't no sort of style. We are highwaymen. We stop stages and carriages on the road, with masks on, and kill the people and take their watches and money” (8). In this quote, Tom, Huck, and their friends form a “gang of robbers.” This shows the element of pretense versus reality by capturing the essence of childish adventure and imagination and the benefits of forgetting reality in exchange for illusion. Tom and Huck escape their realities by playing games, reminding the audience that illusion-play is natural for kids, and Huck is indeed a child. This connects to later in the novel when Huck attempts to put the reality of his life behind him and live an idyllic life on the river. From the start and throughout the book, Huck seems to separate himself from reality--sometimes as childish play, and sometimes as a form of survival. Note: This example is a