October 24, 2007
Huck Finn Reader Response #3 (Ch.14-Ch.18)

What impresses Huck about the Grangerford’s house is that everything in the house is the way the house was set up, pictures, and the poems. Huck likes that the family is really together with each other and does everything as a family. What this says about Huck view of success is that he hasn’t seen a lot of success in his life.

The books in the house are so special because they remind the family of their dead daughter and how talented she was. Huck was so interested in them because the poems in the book were touching to him. What this says about Huck’s view of education is that it’s not as good as the girl who wrote these poems and that he is very interested in learning more about things so he can be as educated as her. What this says about Twain’s education is that he’s very much more educated than Huck.

The uniqueness of all the drawings is how deep and dramatic the girl shows in the drawings and poems. The girl shows in the drawings dead people. The significance of the painting was that it reminded them of the after she died. Twain describes this so specifically to show the significance of the painting. Twains view of death is general and so is his view of suicide. I think his view of art is that he likes it a lot. Huck is so touched by this girl’s life and art because he wants to know more about her.