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I liked this first chapter by Mark Twain because it refers back to another story by Mark Twain about what happened to Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Huck explains what he is doing now and how he is living. He is living with a widow and neither of them like each other. I liked this story because of the way Br. Tom read it to us because it gave me a perspective about what it was like talking back then. By the way Br. Tom spoke I could tell that this took place somewhere in the country. I liked how Huck Finn talks about Heaven and Hell with the widow and she does not think that he has a chance at Heaven and then he asks about Tom Sawyer and what she thinks about him and she says the same thing about him. I also like at the end when Tom Sawyer made a cat noise which was their signal that he was there and then Huck signals back and then they go and do what they do. I liked this ending because it shows how close Huck and Tom Sawyer are and that they are best friends.

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I also liked the the Adventures of Huckle Berry Finn. The story itself was pretty cool, but I really enjoyed Br. Tom reading it even more. It was very impressive to me how he was able to change his voice for all the different vocalist in the literature we read. It made the story much more exciting, and enjoyable to his listeners. It was fascinating seeing what the english language has evolved from since the time this book was written. 1205425556

Hearing the first chapter of Adventures of Huckle Berry Finn made me want to go out and read the book myself, which I am incredibly suprised I have managed to miss reading. The story captures so briliantly the life of rebels of the era, rough housing and going against the grains of the time. They didn't want to settle down, be proper and demosticated, but have adventures and live life on the edge. This brand of a character has yet to leave American history, and this story shows it has always been a role, in American and any other society. This free spirited character is quite inspiring and empowering, nothing can hold them back from doing what they want to do, what their spirit is calling them to do. 1205428937

I read Huckleberry Finn in 8th grade and it is just about my 2nd favorite novel. As for the first chapter in particular, it really captures the readers attention and as Mike said is interesting because of the adventures and living life on the edge. Thats what Huck Finn was about and Tom Sawyer, people that read the book say its so so but I am astounded they don't see the brilliancy Mark Twain endowed in Huckleberry Finn. The language is definitely the most interesting aspect of the whole book, and I agree with what Brtom said in class about how if the language was proper and correct, Huck wouldn't be believable as a child character. Overall, im a little upset we aren't reading the book, but I like that people got to see the 1st chapter and I think the class was interested as was I. 1205442929

I have also read Huck Finn previously. I read the book when i was in 7th grade and looking back, i don't remember too much about the book. I understand the main plot, but i was unfamiliar with how much the setting and other aspects of the book truely affected it. For example, in class today, Brother Tom was telling us that the book wasn't as popular when it was first written. The people in that time period didn't like the grammer that was used in //Huck FInn.// They thought that it was poor because of the words being used and inappropriate words such as "nigger". For a white person to be using words and grammer such as this, people looked down upon them. If you were an educated white person, you would know words not to use and how to speak correctly. When the book was first released, people were afraid that if their children read this, the children would start talking and acting like Huck. The book was even banned from certain libraries.

If you look back at that time and how afraid people were of what their children would find out, it is just like today's society. Today, teenagers can turn on the television or internet and anything can be available to them or they can learn anything. Some parents are cautious, but others don't worry about it because through someone or something, teenagers and kids will find out things. It's hard to hide something that we are bound to know. The people in the past were afraid of themselves because some people have talked like that or acted in the same way as Huck. To me it seems like the people were afraid to realize that some of society was acting in this way.1205448088ape2

I really liked how this chapter was written. It was soo different from anything else i had ever read. The way it is written in the first person and in the southern accent was really cool for me. The description in his writting is so amazing and i really enjoyed reading the way he built the character of Huck even in the first chapter. his character has almost been completley explained through his acts in the first chapter. He shows that he doesn't have any respect for his elders and the only thing he is worried about is having fun. He wants to be happy and free and doesn't care what people think about. He wants to hang out with his best friend Tom Sawyer and have adventures together. I loved the first chapter of this book and really wish we could have read more of it. Im interested to see why brother Tom didn't want to read it because even he said all current American liturature is based on. 1205449275

I personally enjoyed our reading today of the first chapter of Huck Finn. I liked how Br. Tom changed his voice and sounded like someone from back them. Him changing his voice gave the story a very real feeling to it. I read Tom Sayer when I was younger and really liked it and since Huck Finn is pretty much just like that i don't understand why Br. Tom doesn't want to read it. Their good books that use the language of the time. It is literally written just like people talked back then. Which is pretty interesting, The way Twain describes everything is amazing and he is almost painting a picture in your mind of what is happening tin the book as you read it. The way he writes it is very good too, how describes everyone individually based on what huck thinks of them. Twain adds his views and Huck's views in the story and the way he meshes them is great. Huck Finn seems to be one of the better books we read in class but we are not and I don't get why not. i wish Br. Tom would just tell us why not.1205451280

I really enjoyed going over the first chapter of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I also had read this book when I was in 7th grade. I remember a lot of the characters, the setting, plot and events. Although I remember most of the book I dont think that when I read it in 7th grade I understood a lot of the meanings and morals to the book. Like just in the first chapter its obvious that you can take it for what it says but there are still many things that you somewhat have to figure out on your own. For example Br. Tom explained how when they said the word "nigger" that showed that the person speaking like that would be an uneducated white person. If it was a well educated, higher class person they wouldn't talk like that. Another example was the general way he was talking, he used a lot of slang and ran words together. This was also common for his time. Huck Finn was a young poor boy from the south. Hearing someone talk like that would be no surprise in their day. The other thing I really enjoyed about this was how when Br. Tom read it he changed his voice. He used a southern accent for Huck and an old lady for the widow and Ms. Watson. By doing this it made the story more interesting and lively. I wanted to keep listening to see what voice he would use next! 1205454065

I thought the first chapter of //Huck Finn// was ok, but I didn't like it all that much. It seemed like a continuation of //The Adventures of Tom Sawyer//, which is understandable, because it is first chapter of the sequel. I think Mark Twain could have done a better job of making it it's own book. It does though give a good amount of character and setting clues for those reading the whole novel, and it has many well used literary devices used, such as allusions to the bible. Overall, it was ok, but I think we might have been able to understand better if we were required to continue the novel. 1205454441

I thought the first part of Huck Finn was a little dull. It was only about how Huck was introducing himself and everyone. It seemed pointless and I didn't know what think about when he said he was in the grave and with all the anti spirit curses. I did find it interesting how Huck mentions Mark Twain in the intrudution of the story. I think that twain should have made it more interesting by putting something that Huck and Tom Sawyer have ever done, just something to spark an interest in the story. I do think that the rest of the story will be funny and exciting. You can already tell that this book is really good just by reading the first chapter. I enjoyed reading it in class. Even though Brother Tom gets a little too into character... Anyways, I liked how the story is in first person instead of someone else telling the story. This way you really get to know the character on a more personal level instead of just 'observing' the character's actions through another person. I think that's why I enjoyed the first chapter so much. I also like the dialect. The reader can obviously tell that this kid Huck didn't get a really good education when he was younger. I also think that it was kind of funny when this rather wealthy and proper widow takes him in. It's funny because she tries to teach him how to be a proper young boy and he just doesn't want to. He feels like he just doesn't belong and he feels lonely towards the end of the chapter, but then his faithful friend, Tom Sawyer, comes to visit him. That was the end of chapter one. In conclusion, I liked this first chapter quite a bit. I'm sort of excited to read the next couple of chapters... 1205457668

I thought the first part of Huck Finn was a little dull. It was only about how Huck was introducing himself and everyone. It seemed pointless and I didn't know what think about when he said he was in the grave and with all the anti spirit curses. I did find it interesting how Huck mentions Mark Twain in the intrudution of the story. I think that twain should have made it more interesting by putting something that Huck and Tom Sawyer have ever done, just something to spark an interest in the story. I do think that the rest of the story will be funny and exciting. 1205462473 I agree with NDi, I also thought that the beginning of Huckleberry Finn was a tad boring. It was just an introduction to wheat was happening with him and what happened in the first book. I did however find it very interesting how Huck actually talks about the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and mentions the book and Mark Twain by name. I also liked the way it was written, it's nice to read something that is a little different and is not written in proper english with really long confusing words. I think that mark twain could have made the beginning of the story a bit more interesting, I know the rest of the book is and I'm just saying that he could have made it just a little more interesting in the beginning and put something in there to grab your attention. 1205463053

Huck Finn is a national icon in the United States, the hero of a national epic, many say __the__ national epic, the one book that’s read at every age in every part of the United States .In __hucklebarry finn__, and more broadly about Mark Twain , has a distintive mode of being funny. I feel like when I read his work ecpecially this story, I laugh. For some reason I get this sense of comedy comeing from his work. Maybe Twain wants us to feel refreshed and have the funny idea of his "serious" work being, well, not so serious. When I read Twains words I don't know whether or not to laugh or cry.Its like a psychological uncertainty or physical turbulence, shifting identities made for a world that was ripe for all forms of humans. Where what’s funny encompassed all three basic meanings of the word (1) __Funny__ as in “just plain fun”—the child-like humor we show as “kidding around.” (2) __Funny__ in a meaning of “befool,” or sneaky. (3) or also f__unny__ as in “odd or curious,” The creepy sense down your spine ..should you laugh? or should you call the police? I think those diff definitions of "funny" relate to HF(Huckle Berry Finn). 1205464779 I think that the book, __Huck Finn__, is a really good book. I am a little bit disapointed that we don't get to read the book in class because I have never read the whole book. But I have read the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and I thought that it was a pretty good book, considering I had to read it for school. From what we have read so far Huck Finn seems like a decent book. The first chapter was mostly introduction, which I thought was interesting how he did it, but I didn't mind it because it was almost like a refresher of what I had read before. I thought that the way the first paragraph was set up was very interesting. It almost seemed like within that first paragraph, Mark Twain was telling people that they had to go out and get his other book before they could read Huck Finn. It seemed like that to me only because he said how the reader couldn't really know who he was unless you read the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I thought that it was an interesting way to start off the book and I can't wait to read chapter 15. 1205466698

This book, the adventures of Huckelberry Finn is actually a sequel to another one of Mark Twain's best sellers; Tom Sawyer. This story, like Tom Sawyer is told in the point of view of a young 13 year old boy. I read the Tom Sawyer in 8th grade and was briefly introduced with Huck Finn. Now, in class we will begin to read some key and essential parts of the story. This first chapter was sort of like a brief introduction. Br. Tom read it aloud to the class. He used regualar hick language and did great emphasese on the words that needed the added "oomph." From what i can gather from the first short chapter, Huck is that of a complainer and deffinately an enabler. It is easy for the reader to tell that he gets into alot of trouble a nd likes to be a huge sass. I am really looking forward to reading this story. However, the only downside is not being able to read the entire book through; at one time at least. At the end of chapter one Huck is climbing out the window going to see his best friend, Tom. And then it just ends. Unless I buy the book myself, i will only be given the information that is placed in front of me. Other than this very minor disadvantage I am looking very forward to reading this best seller novel. 1205467798

I love this book. I remember my dad reading it to me and I would invision and play this story through my head just like a movie. I love the characters in the book. THe old lady reminds me of my next door neighbor because he is really stubborn like her. She is stubborn becuase she wants everything to be done by her and her way. My neighbor is the same way whenever I try to help out he tells me to stop and just to let him do it. Its kind of funny becuase he was the first person to pop up in my head when I was reading this. Huckelberry is exactly like my brother. Huck is very calm relaxed and always wants to be comfotabale and least but not yet he always is laid back. My brother is the definitoin of being layed back he is so calm if I punched him on the shoulder he would careless. I love this book becuase the characters. You can relate to them soo easly and its such an enjoyment to read and this is a book I take pleasure in reading. Like brother Tom for example did you see how in to it he got? He had the faccial expression and the hole accent thing going on. It just adds that extra ingredient to make an American classic just a little better. 1205468520Ale2