http://absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=11185
The poem is basically telling the reader that someone (family member or friend) annoys them to the point of mental breakdown. The author also tells the reader that the person annoying them doesn't really think much of them. They think of the author as a failure not capable of success in their future. The person bothering the author could also be doing that because they want them to succeed and that is their way of showing it.
I like this poem because i kind of wrote it (a couple years ago when i was bored). That is not the only reason i like i though, I also like it because it uses metaphors to describe emotions felt toward the person bothering the author. It also shows the effects on people who are cared for by someone else; but that person only expresses it by bothering the person they care for.
It connects to my life because when i wrote it i was being annoyed by a couple of my friends/family members.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Huck Finn Exam 1 (1-23): Essay
Huck faces many different Moral dilemmas throughout his adventures, all of which show the reader what kind of person he is. One of those is his choice to help Jim escape or turn him in to authorities and get the reward. The obvious choice that Huck decides on is to help Jim escape. He does not receive any kind of reward for helping Jim but receives better things than any type of physical reward could not offer.
One of the things that Huck learns or receives from helping Jim is that everyone should be treated equally. Huck first realizes this a little bit before they encounter the duke and the king, though he does not fully comprehend it yet. He felt horrible about helping Jim escape because of the way he was raised but he also had that lingering doubt that turning him in was wrong, especially since Jim did not kill anyone.
Another thing he gets from helping Jim escape is the satisfaction of doing the right thing even though many people in the south were against it. Huck and Jim encountered several people searching for runaway slaves. Those people would have probablyhave given him the reward and killed him if he had just turned Jim in to them. Huck knew this and helped Jim because jim was nice to him and he would have felt bad if that happened.
Although he first doubts his decision "Well, i can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free-and who was to blame for it? Why, me." (Ch.16, p.66, par, 2), Jim and Huck become better friends the farther down the river they travel and end up looking out for each other. Huck eventually learns by the end that Jim is more than just a slave, He is a human being just like himself that deserves to be free.
One of the things that Huck learns or receives from helping Jim is that everyone should be treated equally. Huck first realizes this a little bit before they encounter the duke and the king, though he does not fully comprehend it yet. He felt horrible about helping Jim escape because of the way he was raised but he also had that lingering doubt that turning him in was wrong, especially since Jim did not kill anyone.
Another thing he gets from helping Jim escape is the satisfaction of doing the right thing even though many people in the south were against it. Huck and Jim encountered several people searching for runaway slaves. Those people would have probablyhave given him the reward and killed him if he had just turned Jim in to them. Huck knew this and helped Jim because jim was nice to him and he would have felt bad if that happened.
Although he first doubts his decision "Well, i can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free-and who was to blame for it? Why, me." (Ch.16, p.66, par, 2), Jim and Huck become better friends the farther down the river they travel and end up looking out for each other. Huck eventually learns by the end that Jim is more than just a slave, He is a human being just like himself that deserves to be free.
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