huck 6

Aw reely lake how teh othor youses dialect as a gateway to describe da characters life. he uses many differnt words dat mean teh same thing ta illustrate how huckfin an' tom lived. when teh othor talks 'bout their travels on da river, he uses misspellins and a rural flaver to keep you interpretin the words on teh page. dis style, while inconsistent with da english language, is consistent with itself and its usage.

huck 5

dialect is a very big part of this book, not only essential to the interpretation of the reader, but the flavor that the words show about the time period, culture, and status of the speaker. in huckfin, the author is consistent when using what today we would call inappropriate english, and he makes sure that when he does use this twisted language, he clearly illustrates the sound of the word rather than the proper spelling. god(the religious one) would be spelled "gawd" because that is how huck and tom would be saying it. the author also shows the different vocabulary of huckfin and tom by using words like "vittlins" rather than "food."

huck 4

after reading the first 2 chapters, i think that this book will not only give me insight on the living conditions of a teenager during these times. i can already make assumptions about tom sawyer and his effect on huck. (huck really wants to be a robber, and tom is just having fun) i can also see how hucks lack of family will effect the outcome of the story seeing as ever since the second chapter he has shown a clear dislike for his father, while not liking his guardians at the moment. huck has shown a need for freedom, and it seems that from the reading so far, everyone wants to take that away from him. i think that in the end, this nececity will influence his descisions for the worse. this story reminds me of the simple freedoms of childhood, and makes me think about my life and my descisions so far.

huck 3

i will be writing in bad english cause thats how the book sounds

i think that the first chapter is a gateway or opener to the life of huck fin. the author obviously wants to give himself some room to make some stuff up by emphasizing the fictitious nature of the story. the first chapter is a taste of what is to come, it gets the reader used to the nature of the speaker, and introduces us to the speech and background of the speaker as well as their experiances so far in life. the second chapter gives us a first hand account of the life of huck, and gives us a feeling about how the rest of the story is going to play out.

huck 2

You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," but that ain't no matter. This first sentence is the authors way to tell us where the character is from and how he lives. Accents are noticed right after you meet a person, and you can make many assumptions about somebody by just listening to how they talk. The way that the sentence is structured, you can already assume that the speaker doesn't have much schooling, or is not very proper when vocalizing his/her thoughts. I think that this lets the reader have their own thoughts about the story to make predictions about the rest of the book. If the sentence was in perfect english, i might think that the speaker was very well educated and informed. we often associate the way people speak with social and economic status, and the author might be opening our eyes to a new way of thinking of people.

first huckfin blog

After reading only a few chapters of this book, I have become aware of the change in linguistics in America from the time that Twain wrote the book to modern times. I can connect this use of written slang with Malcolm X during his time in New York as a drug dealer. I am fascinated with the intricacies of the language because while the slang is very different and some call it "improper," the language is very consistent.
I liked The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the same language was used, so i think that I will enjoy the simple yet crazy life of Huck fin.