Blog Post 5: Reflection on Conscience

I completely disagree with this quote, "But that's always the way; it don't make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person's conscience ain't got no sense, and just goes for him anyway." In other words this quote means that whatever choice or decision you choose upon your moral conscience will support that decision in which you make. This statement is absurd. There are many instances in life in which people make bad decisions and are haunted by their conscious for the rest of their lives. Therefore your conscience isn’t always rooting for the decision you made which makes this quote very inaccurate.

Over the course of Huck Finn, Huck is confronted with many moral decisions and his conscience helps to make these decisions. One instance of a decision is that is affected by Huck conscience is Huck’s decision to help Jim, a slave, to escape to freedom. He made the right choice in doing so even though the journey is going to be hard and tiresome. Another instance of Huck’s conscience helping him make a decision is when Huck blames the slave’s on taking the king and duke’s money. Generally blaming others for your actions is considered wrong, but in this situation I find this an okay decision because the slaves didn’t get in trouble or hurt. Also Huck had full intention to pay them back. Another decision that Huck’s conscience influences is Huck ratting out the duke and king as scam artists. He made the right decision as the scam artists have been hurting others for along time so they got what came to them.

An instance of moral dilemma that I have dealt with had to do with money I found. I went out to dinner one night and found sixty dollars on the ground of the parking lot. I turned the money into the restaurant and surely twenty minutes later somebody came and claimed their money. I wanted to keep that money so bad, but my conscience wouldn’t allow for that and ultimately I made the correct decision.

Blog Post 4: Huck Finn: Setting Description

I arrive at my paradise every other weekend. Though my paradise isn’t huge and luxurious, it offers me with a very relaxing comfort. The Friday nights when I walk through the door for the first time makes me feel as though the weights are finally off my shoulders. For these two days in which I’m able to breathe easy. When I enter, I encounter barking of my mother’s four dogs as they greet me. Along side them my mother stands, holding them back just long enough for me to gather and set my possessions down on the grayish blue carpet. Within seconds, as I pat the dogs on their heads’, the rushing scents of an extravagant meal that are intended for me, make their way to my nostrils.
After placing my coat on the back of the nearest couch, the warm air begins to infiltrate before me. As I settle in and begin to chow down on the sapid meal, the feeling of immense relief begins to take part within me. When I’m done consuming this meal which usually consists of Salmon, my favorite cuisine ever since I can remember, or some other tasty treat, I find myself taking a hot shower. Afterwards I spend the rest of the night enjoying my time there with my family, consisting of my mother, sister, and her four dogs, who which I see around only 75 times a year. These Friday nights are some of the best days of the year.

Blog Post 3: Huck Finn Ch. 1 - Ch. 23 Test Review

Summary (8 Bullet Points)

Mob goes after Sheburn. P109

Sheburn doesn't want trouble. P110

Sheburn pulls out a gun. P110

Sheburn gives a speech and mob disperses. P110-11

Huck goes to the circus. P111

Crowd begins laughing at man being taken advantage of while Huck doesn’t. P111

Duke does performance and poor result. P112

Makes new advertisement for play. P113

Vocab(8)

Injuns: An American Indian-109

Bucks: Another name for male-109

Wenches: Another name for women-109

Lynch: To be put to death by mob-110

Acquit: relief someone of a crime-110

Parasol: A light weight umbrella-111

Gaudiest: Very showy-p113

Lunkheads: A very Stupid person-113

Key Phrases & Quotes (5)

“The average man’s a coward” -110

“The idea of you lynching anybody! It’s amusing” -110

“You can’t be too careful” -111

“Well, that night we had our show, but there warn’t about 12 people there.” -113

“LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED” - 113

Questions (5)

Why did people leave mob scene?

Where is Jim?

Did Jim go to Circus?

Why was there such a poor turnout at the play?

Why did the Duke change the Advertisement?