Michelle, Oscar, Tanya
In Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, there are many instances where he utilizes religion as a tool and less of a theme. Thus, forcing readers to express their emotions and have continuous reactions to the developing plot. We learned that Huck has a very vague understanding of religion. Huck does not seem to base his actions according to what religion has taught him he must do, but his own morals and sense of justice. One of the previous tweets by Janice Fong mentioned, “Funny how religion is spelled wrong on page 245 Twain mocking religion again?” None of us noticed that religion is spelled wrong and once again Mark Twain utilizes misspelling of certain words to shape the way readers interpret the reading.
Jannile Williams tweeted, “Distinguishing between robbery and burglary but can’t rob on Sundays.” Why should Sunday be any different than any other day? The only reason would be because Sunday is when everyone goes to church. However, church teaches that one shall not lie nor steal. Church seems to only be an obligation to the group and not an actual place of prayer and worship where they strictly follow God’s words.
Saphira Hu says, “Different gods belong to different people. Huck seems to belong to his own god-his father.” Often Huck’s father is given the characteristics of an irresponsible and destructive deity. Huck follows his father’s words more than the words he hears in church. He references his father to justify “borrowing” items when he is on the run. Huck’s father’s irresponsibility has rubbed off on Huck. Huck is a bad dude, but he changes.
