Reader Response 1: Huck Finn (1 - 6)

Relationship to Parents





"looky here- mind how you talk to me; im standing about all i can stand, now- so dont gimme no sass. ive been in town two days, and i haint heard nothing but bout you bein' rich. i heard about it away down the river, too. thats why i come. you get me that money tomorrow- i want it. "
(chapter 5, pg. 15 last paragraph.)

Basicly Pap is saying to Huck watch how he seaks to him and dont give him any attitude. all he has heard is how rich Huck is now. and he wants huck to give him the money he found.



I feel that it wasnt right for Pap to do that. he is a bad father that gets drunk all the time and all he comes to see his son for is to give him the money he found. He hasnt been around for a long time and he now comes back. This can probably relate to my family because if someone in my family got rich and fond alot of money, there would be some people in my family that will try to get some of it and be nicer.



Mark Twain probably had a good relationship with his family. He made Pap look like a jerk, rasist, and always got drunk, all in all a bad person. He probably did this to show how people back then acted and to prove a point. Marks father died before becoming a journalist.


Paragraph 3 (Literary Analysis): Type 3-8 sentences about what Mark Twain thinks about the quote and its theme. Relate it to Twain's life in some way.