Huck Finn blog post 3

     In the book Huck Finn, the Grangersons are in a feud with the Shepherdsons is very similar to the book Romeo and Juliet.  When the Grangersons are fighting with the Shepherdsons they don't just fight, they kill.  With the Montagues and the Capulets they fight each other and one ends up dying.  "Well,’ says Buck, ‘a feud is this way: A man has a quarrel with another man, and kills him; then that other man’s brother kills HIM; then the other brothers, on both sides, goes for one another; then the COUSINS chip in— and by and by everybody’s killed off, and there ain’t no more feud. But it’s kind of slow, and takes a long time"(Twain 151).  They kill until everyone is dead.  They feel that killing everybody will solve their problems.  Solving their problems just by getting rid of everybody  else.  In Romeo and Juliet they also thought that violence was a way to solve their issues.  Killing the entire family was how they got rid of a single issue that started off between two people.
      In Huck Finn Harney Shepherdson and Sophia Grangerson ran off together even though their families hated each other.  They were secretly talking to each other and seeing each other behind their families back.  They were not supposed to be doing this because their families were in a feud with each other.  They would have found this unacceptable.  ‘Well, den, Miss Sophia’s run off! ‘deed she has. She run off in de night some time — nobody don’t know jis’ when; run off to get married to dat young Harney Shepherdson, you know — leastways, so dey ‘spec. De fambly foun’ it out ‘bout half an hour ago — maybe a little mo’ — en’ I TELL you dey warn’t no time los’(158).  In Romeo and Juliet they would sneak around and see each other with our their families finding out.  They were not allowed to see each other.  Both families were in a feud with each other and could not accept that their children ran off and were never seen again just because they didn't like each other.  They know they would have been in a huge amount of trouble if their families found out about their relationship.  
     The sadness is in both of these stories.  In Huck Finn he lost a friend because of the feud.  In Romeo and Juliet the families lost them because of their feud.  During the feud in Huck finn, Huck lost his friend Buck.  The Grangersons shot him and he was killed.  "When I got down out of the tree I crept along down the river bank a piece, and found the two bodies laying in the edge of the water, and tugged at them till I got them ashore; then I covered up their faces, and got away as quick as I could. I cried a little when I was covering up Buck’s face, for he was mighty good to me" (161).  In Romeo and Juliet the families lost them.  They never made up and had to continue their feud which ended up with two people dead.  Its sad they all of these families had to loose loved ones just because they couldn't settle and make up with each other.

Huck and Jim's Relationship

     The relationship between Huck and Jim is like a father son relationship.

     The relationship between Jim and Huck is a good relationship.  Both Huck and Jim don't have many friends.  They become closer and closer the more they spend time with each other.  Jim tells Huck how much he means to him.  "Jim won't ever forgit you, Huck; you's de bes' fren' Jim's ever had; en you's de ONLY fren' ole Jim's got now" (Twain 125).  Jim and Huck start to grow a relationship as they are on their adventures.  Jim and Huck start to trust eachother.  

     Jim is like a father to Huck.  He worries about Huck even when he is not with him.  Huck forgot about Jim, but Jim still is concerned for him.  "Early in de mawnin' some er de niggers come along, gwyne to de fields, en dey tuk me en showed me dis place, whah de dogs can't track me on accounts o' de water, en dey brings me truck to eat every night, en tells me how you's a-gitt'n along" (156).  This shows that Jim truly cares about him.  A father is supposed to worry about their children.  Jim is showing that he is worried about Huck.

Huck Finn

My impressions on Huck was that we was a trouble maker.  His dad was a drunk and his mother died when he was young. Huck doesn't really have any one to look after him.  The widow and Miss Watson do care about him but he doesn't realize it.  Huck has it hard because when he finally starts adjusting to his life with Miss Watson his dad comes and messes everything up.  "He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off" (36).  Huck was taken by his dad to a cabin and could not escape.  I feel bad that Huck has to deal with all these changes in his life.  Huck doesn't deserve to go through all this trouble just to find someone who cares about him.  


I think that Huck is just trying to find someone who can take care of him and not let him down.  He finally escapes from his dad and goes down the river in a little canoe.  I thin that he went to the island and stayed by himself be cause he thought that he didn't have anyone.  He feels bad when everyone is searching for him.  I think that he realizes that someone might care enough to worry about where he is.  I also think that Tom could be giving Huck the wrong ideas and causing trouble.