I really enjoyed this novel, I thought it had fascinating dialogue, great diction and was overall just enjoyable. I really connect with Tom Sawyer because he reminds me of my best friend Elliott. Elliott is always coming up with something new and inventive (like Tom did with starting the robbers group). He always has an answer for some strange question or a wacky solution for a problem. Tom always steps up to the plate and leads people. When Tom says they'll take people and ransom them and Ben Rogers asks him what that is and he replies "I don't know. But that's what they do. I've seen it in books; and so of course that's what we got to do." This piece of dialogue made me laugh and it showed a little piece of Tom's boldness. He doesn't know what he's going to do, but he going to do it anyway!
The dialogue of Tom Sawyer took me a little while to get used to, due to words such as 'Warn't', 'hain't', or 'whar'. Once I got over the way they talked I really enjoyed how the characters interacted with one another. I particularly enjoyed the conversation between Huck and Jim when Huck returns to the raft on page 83. The conversation that ensues is priceless. Huck wakes Jim up and Jim is talking wild about how he's so glad Huck is back and they start talking about if he was gone, and the canoe and eventually I could barely understand it because of the diction used. All of the cut off words, and slurs made it an interestingly painful read.
Because of these two factors is the reason I enjoyed Huck Fin so much. All of the dialogue and diction kept me enthralled to the end. Jim, Tom, and Huck really made this book for me. I think that if the diction had been any different back then, I think the book would have bored me.
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Charlie, I have to say that I agree with what you've written. How you incorporate examples into what you say really makes the blog. Although I wonder, how do you feel about the relationship between Huck and Jim? Also, I like how Tom reminded you of someone you know, which is a good way to relate to the characters.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that a character who was not a main character in this book made such an impact on you. Do Huck and Jim remind you of anyone? I, too, am curious to know what you think about the relationship between Huck and Jim and how it differs from the relationship Huck has with Tom.
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