Picarsque Novel: Usually a satirical novel which depicts in realistic detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who survives by his or her wits in a corrupt society.
Bildungsroman: A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological and intellectual development of a youthful main character.
Episodic Plot: A structure that features distinct episodes or a series of stories linked together by the same character. Huck Finn can be broken up into 8 or 9 episodes.
Romanticism:
Work of literature that deal with imagination, that represent ideals of life, these works often include fantastic adventure stories, spiritual connections with nature, gothic stories of the fantastic. Authors include: Sir Walter Scott, Fenimore Cooper, Poe.
Realism:
Works of literature that depict life and people as they really appear. Hence Realistic.
Themes include corruption of society as a whole, racism.
Anithero:
A protagonist who doesn't fit the traditional description of a hero.
Persona:
An assumed identity or character.
Satire:
A work of literature that uses irony and hyperbole to attack and mock some aspect of society as a way to promote social change.
Chapter 14: King Solomon/Kings in general
Reinforce Romanticism - and the romantic idea of kings. Jim argues that King Solomon wasn't so wise because he had a million wives which means he had about 5 million babies - and who could live with that kind of noise. He also argues that cutting a child in two isn't really smart. It's because he has so many children that he can afford to cut one or two in half.
There's a foreshadow here - kings and royalty are coming.
Chapter 15: Huck's third trick on Jim. Think about the towheads and the fog. What do they represent?
Huck learns more about Jim and begin to see him as a human.
Chapter 16: persona # 4 and Huck's deformed conscious.
Episode 1: (Chapters 1- 4) Huck is living with the Widow Douglas, who is teaching him about region and having go to school. Tom Sawyer starts a gang who says there are gonna steal for passing wagons. Tom plays a trick on Jim. Huck is in Tom's gang for a little while but nothing really comes of it and he quits. Huck realizes his dad is back and gives all the money to Judge Thatcher. This episode ends with huck's dad in his room. Huck goes to Jim for advice or a prophet and Jim really doesn't tell him anything important. ends by Pa showing up.
Episode 2: (5- 7) Pa gives Huck a hard time for being eduated and tells him to stop going to school or he'll whip him. Then he questions Huck about the money and Huck says he doesn't have it. Pa says he will get it from Judge Tatcher cause it's his. Then he goes to the Judge and demands for the money. The judge decided he wanted custody of Huck and go to the law. Well there is a new Judge in town who doesn't want to break up a son and dad. Pa then plays off the judge's Gullibilty, saying he would quit drink and is a changed man. The judge gives him a room and new clothes, pa gets drunk and the judge gives up on him. So Pa tries to get the money again, and he also kidnaps Huck. Well they live in a cabin and Pa is careful not to leave anything Huck could use to escape. Huck eventually finds a saw and starts sawing through the floor everytime Pa leaves. One night Pa comes back really drunk and tries to kill Huck. The next day, Huck finds some logs and Pa takes them to the town to sell them. While Pa is way, Huck finishes sawing thorugh, makes it look like he was killed and leaves.
Episode 3: (8-11)
Episode 4: (12-16)
Vocabulary Words Chapters 1-15
1) Affix
2) Commence
3) Tolerable
4) Shrivel
5) Providence
6) Ingot
7) Oracle
8) Infernal
9) Speculate
10) Hogshead
11) Vial
12) Pivot
13) Careened
14) Gaudy
15) Raspy
16) Notion
17) Dismal
18) Victuals
19) Thrash
Homework: Work on Poetry Out Loud for tomorrow night.
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