Guided Imagery
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You need a piece of paper and a pen. Put
away everything else.
Listen carefully to the passage and the
music and sketch what you see on the
sheet of paper provided.
Once you have finished your sketch, make
a list of adjectives that describe the mood
of the selection.
The River is…
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An escape
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Transportation
A highway to freedom!
Peaceful times
A connection
Huck Finn: Feuds,
Firearms and innocence
Chapters 17-18
Watch chapter 17-18 carefully noting the
author’s tone toward the characters and the
mood shift from the river.
Huck is now on his own and he
encounters—DEATH! and lots of it!
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Emmeline Grangerford (100-104)—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:
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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
Turn to chapter 18 and read along as we listen
Grangerfords and Shepherdsons:
Twain’s Satire Turns Dark
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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!
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What is Twain’s tone toward the Grangerfords
and Shepherdsons?
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Negative—disdainful: seen through Huck’s
observation: pg. 109 church sermons
Huck calls Col. Grangerford a gentlemen—what
is ironic about this?
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He goes around shooting at others all day long
Huck and Buck
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What do you notice about the names?
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Huck becomes very attached to Buck—sees
something of himself in Buck
Compare Buck and Tom:
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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
Guided Imagery
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On the back of your sheet of paper,
sketch what you observed in chapters 1718.
Once you have finished your sketch, make
a list of adjectives that describe the mood
of the selection.
The Land is…
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Society’s playground
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Chaotic
Adventure
Confusing
Painful
Mixed up
Backward