1. Huck Finn: Feuds, Firearms and innocence
Chapters 17-18

2. Guided Imagery
You need a piece of paper and a pen. Put away everything else.
You may close your eyes—but do not go to sleep!!!
Listen carefully and be prepared to respond

3. The River is… An escape Transportation A highway to freedom!
Peaceful times
A connection
Turn to chapter 18 and read along as we listen

4. Huck is now on his own and he encounters—DEATH! and lots of it!
Emmeline Grangerford ( )—she writes about death. Why?
If you hear about death constantly can you become numb to it?
How is this a part of Twain’s satire?
Message:
Death is serious
Emmeline cares about the order of speakers at the funeral
Emmeline takes pride in her poetry
Huck feels a connection and believes she was very sad and depressed

5. Grangerfords and Shepherdsons: Twain’s Satire Turns Dark
Targets the cult of Southern aristocracy and the traditions of dueling and feuding.
Thoughts on death—pg 107
It’s okay to kill if you’re in a feud!
What is Twain’s tone toward the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons?
Negative—disdainful: seen through Huck’s observation: pg. 109 church sermons
Huck calls Col. Grangerford a gentlemen—what is ironic about this?
He goes around shooting at others all day long

6. Huck and Buck What do you notice about the names?
Huck becomes very attached to Buck—sees something of himself in Buck
Compare Buck and Tom:
proper behavior “It’s done because its done” no other reason. Warning against the dangers of blind following
Huck sees no honor or tradition in it; he just sees dead young men. First death—Buck dies

7. The Land is… Society’s playground Chaotic Adventure Confusing Painful
Mixed up
Backward