P&P #9 Chpts 14-18

“Oh, your father, of course, may spare you, if your mother can. Daughters are never of so much consequence to a father” (208).

From the way that society appears then, and most of the time appears now, most females have a better relationship with their mothers. In my situation, my relationship between my mom and I is infinitely more strong than my father and I’s. For Elizabeth, it is vice versa. As we see there are many differences between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. For one, Mr. Bennet is interested in Elizabeth rather than the property that she may one day have the pleasure to own. Also, Elizabeth is very intelligent and has a strong character, something that both Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bennet admire. Ultimately, we see Mr. Bennet’s love for Elizabeth when he expressed how happy he is to have Elizabeth back at home: “I am glad you are come back, Lizzy” (217).

According to Chapter 16, the chapter in which we finally see Lydia playing a role in this novel, what can we infer about what type of person she is:
a. Jokester
b. Immature
c. Serious
d. Angry
e. Provides comic relief

P&P #8 Chpts 11-13

“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you” (188).

Mr. Darcy has randomly appeared at the Parsonage and his visit is being very much questioned by others. His sudden appearance leads us to infer that he is fond of Lizzy. There is also a different type of attitude coming from Elizabeth towards Mr. Darcy, because for once she is in a way complementing him instead of butchering his name: “I do not know any body who seems more to enjoy the power of doing what he likes than Mr. Darcy” (182). And just when Elizabeth started to be nice to Mr. Darcy, she rejects Mr. Darcy’s proposal in a manner that was uncalled for, especially after his meaningful proposal to Elizabeth. Darcy also shows to Elizabeth just how much he cares and how she is wrong about him through the very long letter written to Elizabeth. At the beginning of the novel, author Jane Austen persuaded her audience to develop a dislike towards Mr. Darcy. In the Second Volume, we see that Jane Austen is persuading us to be more sympathetic for Mr. Darcy. Personally, it is working.

What was the main purpose of Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth:
a. To gain sympathy from her
b. So that she would reconsider his proposal
c. His final goodbye
d. So that Elizabeth can understand Mr. Darcy
e. A,b, and d.

P&P #6 Chpts 2-5

“and as a punishment for him, as well as a possible advantage to Jane, she seriously hoped he might really soon marry Mr. Darcy’s sister, as, by Wickham’s account, she would make him abundantly regret what he had thrown away” (149).

In the past couple of pages we see that Jane and Elizabeth are actually interacting with each other as normal sisters would. Lydia and Catherina are always together, but we never heard of such a sort with Jane and Elizabeth. This may have been because of the competition that both their parents caused. Mr. Bennet was constantly saying that Elizabeth was better and Mrs. Bennet did the same with Jane. With the quote above we see Elizabeth being sympathetic to Jane, her situation, and her feelings. Considering Elizabeth’s personality, the quote above is said with all of the sincerity in Elizabeth’s heart, for she seems to be one of the only true person in the novel thus far. She speaks her mind and does not hold back.

“Last Christmas you were afraid of his marrying me, because it would be imprudent; and now, because he is trying to get a girl with only ten thousand pounds, you want me to find out that he is mercenary” (153).

With the quote given above, what can be inferred about Mrs. Gardiner’s intentions?:
a. She is trying to be useful
b. She is trying to get information out of Elizabeth
c. She is trying to take advantage of Elizabeth’s trust in her
d. She is trying to appear as the cool aunt

P&P #5 Chpts 21-1

“I am not romantic, you know. I never was. I ask only a comfortable home; and, considering Mr. Collin’s character, connection, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast on entering the marriage state” (125).

Sounds familiar? With the quote above, Charlotte explains to Elizabeth why she is marrying Mr. Collins. Nowhere in her explanation does she bring up love or even him, besides the fact that marrying Mr. Collins will be beneficial to her. Where have we heard this before? When Mr. Collins was proposing to Elizabeth, nowhere did he mention Elizabeth: “first, that I think it a right thing for every clergyman […] secondly, that I am convinced it will add very greatly to my happiness […] thirdly, […] it is the particular advice and recommendation of the very noble lady whom I have the honour of calling patroness” (105). Also, we find out that Mr. Collins is moving, something that Mr. Bennet is very pleased about while Mrs. Bennet is highly upset with.

How does Jane feel about Caroline’s letter to her?
a. Nervous
b. Excited
c. Worried
d. Both a and c
e. None of the above

P&P #4 Chpts 17-20

“I do not get on at all. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly” (94).

In the next three pages, we see Elizabeth Bennet being prejudice many times with different people. Elizabeth in the quote above bluntly states her prejudice towards Mr. Darcy. She allows herself to be manipulated by the words of others, and allows those words to affect her opinions on people. Not only is Elizabeth being prejudiced but she refuses to accept the advice of others when telling her things that she does not want to hear: “Let me recommend you, however, as a friend not to give implicit confidence to all his assertions” (95). Elizabeth chooses to ignore the warning given to her by Miss Bingley about Mr. Wickham and says “I shall venture still to think of both gentlemen as I did before” (96). This is an example of how people can remain prejudice after realizing that they were wrong.

Which of these examples best foreshadow what is going to happen with the novel:
a. Elizabeth and Mr. Wickham will get married
b. Jane and Mr. Bingley will get married
c. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham will duel over Elizabeth’s hand in marriage
d. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham are not who they appear to be
e. Mr. Bingley has been deceiving everyone

P&P #2 Chpts 7 - 10

“Bingley was quite uncomfortable: his sisters declared that they were miserable” (41).

Through the quote above we see what type of person Mr. Bingley is. Not only is he charming and handsome, but also he is kind and considerate. In the quote about we see how the moods of his sisters affect him, meaning that he is a very thoughtful person. These qualities in him are what set him aside from all the other characters that we have met, besides Mr. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet is very much like a gold digger, and only worries about who her daughters can potentially marry. There is no depth to Mrs. Bennet, but there is certainly a depth to Mr. Bingley. His good looks and outstanding qualities is what makes him so likeable and affable.

“if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness, if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley” (32).

What is the tone in which Mr. Bennet is speaking in the quote above:
a. Serious
b. Sarcastic
c. Relieved
d. Stressed

P&P #1 Chpts 1 - 6

“Between him [Mr. Bingley] and Darcy there was a very steady friendship, in spite of a great opposition of character” (18).

Mr. Bingley is clearly more amiable than Mr. Darcy, and everyone seems to make note of that. His taciturn personality towards those who he is not intimate friends with makes him seem very insolent. Most blame his pride for being the way that he is and consider it his downfall, since he is more handsome than Mr. Bingley, but his personality lacks depth. Mary realized the effect that pride has on most humans: “Pride […] is a very common failing. I believe” (Austen 21). C.S. Lewis also agrees with this theory, for he refers to pride as “The utmost evil” (Lewis 121).

Mr. Bennet favors Elizabeth because she is:
a. Religious
b. Intelligent
c. Obsequious
d. Beautiful
e. Reserved

Huck Finn 9: 185-209

“I felt so ornery and low down and mean, that I says to myself, My mind’s made up; I’ll hive that money for them or bust”(188).

At the beginning of the novel, Huck was very ignorant with the way that he went about things. His mindset was still in an amateur state. With the quote above, we see Huck’s mind developing. This novel is not only about Huck’s adventures but also about his journey to become mature. The quote above is the beginning of the journey to become mature for Huck. Huck’s decision to get the money for the girls was because he noticed and realized how they sympathized and how good they were to him: “If you was in his place, it would make you feel ashamed; and so you oughn’t to say a thing to another person that will make them feel ashamed” (188).

“the thing’s awful mixed, now; trying to better it, I’ve worsened it a hundred times, and I wish to goodness I’d just let it alone, dad fetch the whole business!” (195).

We also see Huck’s conscience developing in the quote above, along with his maturity. Usually when one regrets something, it’s because you did something bad. Here Huck regrets trying to do something good for another person. This can be seen as a step backward from maturing or a step forward. It can be seen as a step backward because a part of being mature and growing up is learning to own up to one’s actions and accepting the consequences. We see that Huck is afraid of that. We can also see this as a step forward because he is realizing that he should have never put his nose where it didn’t belong.

Shroud
–noun
1. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

“with a wet cloth over it, and his shroud on” (192).

Passe
–noun
a group or lot of indeterminate number: a passel of dignitaries.

"March off like a passel o' fools and leave eight or nine thous'n' dollars'"(190).

Huck Dialogue

Dora Ocampo

AP U.S. English 11 – Mr. George

March 10, 2009

 

Huck

            Pap ain’t never taught me nothing. Nothing besides the fact to let people have their own way. When I done saw what was going on between that girl and boy, I was shocked. Never in my life had I seen somethin’ of this sort. I hung around for a lil’ bit, decided to take a closer look. Then I heard leaves crumpling up and footsteps near me. I reckoned it was Jim, but when I turned around, it was Pap.

            “What the hell is wrong with you boy?”  said Pap. I was too afraid to answer. Pap looked at me up and down, and laughed at me. I ain’t know why, but I didn’t say anything still. “Ain’t so much better’n your father now huh? Atleast I know you ain’t fooling around that school anymore. I bet you is wondering what them people doing over there.”

            I stayed quite, figured it were for the best. I says to myself, if I say something and Pap thinks its smart, I’d catch a beatin’. And I ain’t had one in so long that I don’t never want another one again. I let Pap tell me what was going on, they was having something called sex, He ain’t do that good of a job at explaining though, all he said was that I was made this way. I reckoned he was just drunk. Pap kept talking, mumbling and all, and he ain’t never stopped. Didn’t look like he was gon’ be done talking for another fifteen minutes. I says to myself, maybe I should make a run for it. You know, meet back up with Jim, and then go far away so that Pap will never find me again. 

Jim Dialogue

Dora Ocampo
AP English 11 – Mr. George
March 10, 2009
Jim
Dere ain’ nobody else like meh in dis world. Well, atleast I ain’ seen nobody in a’long time. I done figured dey ain’ peepo like meh anymo’. Only time I sees peepo like meh, I reck’n, is in mah dreams. I sees mah kids and mah wife, dah family I done lost. Dey prob’ly dun’t even think of meh. Maybe dey do, I ain’ really kno’, alls I kno’ is dat dey ain’ here for meh now.
Den I saw a fella dat done look jus’ like meh. We done had dah same colour skin and dah same type of herr. I hollered over at Huck, but he wus asleep. I done tried to throw sumthin’ at him, but he ain’ never wake. Dat fella kept walkin’ ova ta meh. I ain’ kno’ watta do. I reck’n I jus’ stay where I is and don’t move. Dah fella wus gettin’ closah and I be lyin’ if I done said I warn’t scurred.
Dah fella wus right next ta meh. “Hey dere!” I said. Dah fella jus’ looked over ta me. Looked at meh couple’a more times, den he said “ya kno’ where I can get sum strong leaves roun’ hurr?”
“I reck’n my frien’ Huck and me gots sum ova hurr by dis tree.” Dah fella stayed shut. “Mah name is Jim. Wat’s yurs?” Dah fella studdered, “mah name? I wus born Chris, buh dey call me Bear. Dey say Bear fits meh.” Well dey wus right. Bear wus a big fella, ain’ look like nobody can hurt him. Bear and meh sat down and we talked. Talked and talked and talked, till Huck woke up.

Huck Finn 5: 130-157

“If I never learnt nothing else out of pap, I learnt that the best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way” (137).

It has been very clear throughout the novel that Pap has demonstrated false characteristics of what a man should be like. Pap is abusive, constantly intoxicated, and has no problem in taking food out of his son’s mouth to feed himself. Huck has two major influences in his life: Pap, and the Widow and Miss Watson combined. Huck usually tends to lean towards Pap’s influence, most likely because they have lived similar lifestyles and come from the same sort of upbringing. Huck decides to take into consideration the lesson that his Pap had taught him when realizing that the “duke” and “king” are not who they say they are. By allowing the “duke” and “king” to believe that Huck believes them, Huck is allowing them to believe that he is stupid and ignorant, hence there wouldn’t be any suspicions of Huck trying to do anything to trick them.

“They asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the day-time instead of running- was Jim a runaway nigger?” (138).

In previous chapters we see that Huck was faced with a difficult decision to make. Huck decided to go the “wrong” route in his eyes by covering up for Jim, and we see that covering up for Jim has become a sort of habit. Huck made up a story about Jim having small pox previously and now is making up another story about how his father and younger brother died after the raft fell over. Jim is clearly only lying to protect Jim and also to be a good friend to him, but I believe that all this lying that he is doing is going to lead to more serious lies that will get him in trouble.

Galoot
–noun Slang.
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.


“Next you’d see a raft sliding by, away off yonder, and maybe a galoot on it chopping” (130).

Contrite
–adjective
1. caused by or showing sincere remorse.


"come with contrite heart!" (143).

Huck Finn 4: 89 - 129

"It takes fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger-- but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither” (98).

The fact that a friendship developed between Jim and Huck is very rare, and Jim takes this friendship very seriously. Jim loves Huck dearly, and he shows this when he realizes that Huck isn’t dead: “It’s too good for true, honey, it’s too good for true” (96). Jim is clearly excited when he realizes that Huck is alive, but is hurt when Huck attempts to fool him.

“Well, then, says I, what’s the use you learning to do right, when it’s troublesome to do right and ain’t no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?” (104).

Deciding between right and wrong, who hasn’t been in that situation? The predicament in which Huck is confronted with is one of extreme difficulty. Jim is embarking on his journey to seek freedom, and Huck has an ultimatum in front of him. Huck can either turn Jim in or cover up for him. Due to the fact that Huck was brought up in a society where racism is normal, Huck’s definition of “right” is turning Jim in. When in reality, by turning Jim in, Huck would be advocating the practice of slavery, which is clearly not right.

Reticule
–noun
1. a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.


“holding a white handkerchief and a reticule" (113).

Pensive
–adjective
1. dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.

2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.

“She was leaning pensive on a tombstone” (113).

Huck Finn 3: 47-66

“When it was dark I set by my camp fire smoking, and feeling pretty satisfied; but by-and-by it got sort of lonesome” (49).

Since the beginning of the novel, Huck has been feeling alone, even though in reality he wasn’t: “I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead” (11), and he has continued to feel alone up to this point. It seemed as if something was missing in Huck’s life, and maybe it was a little bit of variety. Huck has been surrounded by the same people that he never felt close or connected to them. Miss Watson tried to get close to Huck, but Huck never really allowed her too. Huck never was able to trust in his pap, considering the fact that he was drunk all the time. I think that Huck will no longer be alone after finding Jim on the island, for Jim is different in all aspects.

“I said I wouldn’t, and I’ll stick to it. Honest injun I will” (53).

Tom Sawyer’s values of loyalty and integrity have rubbed off on Huck. I think that with the quote above, a lasting friendship has erupted between Huck and Jim. Following this quote, Jim confesses to Huck everything that has happened that lead to his escape from Miss Watson. Considering the fact that Jim was black and Huck was white, this was a very big risk for Jim to take, but there was trust between them.

Brash

–adjective Also, brashy.
1. impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.

2. hasty; rash; impetuous.

“When I got to camp I warn’t feeling very brash” (50).

Loll
–verb (used with object)
3. to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.

“we lolled on the grass and eat it smoking hot” (53).

Huck Finn 2: 28-46

You think you’re better’n your father, now, don’t you, because he can’t? I’ll take it out of you. Who told you you might meddle with such hifalut’n foolishness, hey?- who told you you could?” (29).

Huck Finn can be described as ignorant, but that is only because he is too young to know any better. The ignorance shown by Huck’s father in the quote above is not only surprising but also nauseating. The job of a parent figure is to be happy at your child’s success. It’s like when you finally beat your father in one-on-one basketball. You know that your father is somewhat upset at the fact that he’s finally getting old, but is happy that his son is growing up to be a man. Usually that is the reaction that is expected from a father, but since Huck’s father is both an alcoholic and abusive, he gets offended and decides to stop Huck from achieving.

“I say to myself, they’ll follow the track of that sackful of rocks to the shore and then drag the river for me” (44).

In the quote above, I realize how much not having a parent figure in Huck’s life has affected him. This quote seems like a cry for attention and it demonstrates to me how much Huck wants to be wanted. It appears as if Huck has experienced many disappointments in his life so he usually has a sort of shield up to hide his emotions. We see Huck’s disappointments when he at first was convinced that everyone’s only worry will be to find him: “They won’t ever hunt the river for anything but my dead carcass” (44). And in a matter of seconds he prepares himself for disappointment: “They’ll soon get tired of that, and won’t bother no more about me” (44). Gregory Raye’s word of advice to everyone was to “set your goals low, so that way you’ll never be disappointed”. I feel as if Huck has taken this advice.

Nabob

–noun
any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

“The awfulest nabob in the State” (37).

Slough

–noun
1.
an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region.

“There was a slough or a creek leading out of it on the other side” (43).

Huck Finn 1: 9-27

“Tom Sawyer’s Gang. Everybody that wants to join has got to take an oath, and write his name in blood” (15).

Tom Sawyer, in his little gang of friends, appears to be the leader of the group. He organizes them and calls out the shots. Personally, I believe that Tom Sawyer is the only character that will remain the same throughout the entire novel. With the quote above, Tom’s values are shown, and I think that loyalty and integrity are at the top of Tom’s priority list. This message is sent through the requirement of writing their names in blood to prove their dedication to the gang.

“I was so ignorant and so kind of low-down and ornery” (20).

The keyword in the quote above is “was”. I say this because obviously Huck believes that there is a difference in him that no longer makes him ignorant. At the very beginning of the novel, Huck was unwilling to being helped out by Miss Watson. It was like as if Huck refused to be a charity case. Well, this state of mind soon faded away when Huck said, “I must help other people, and do everything I could for other people, and look out for them all the time, and never think about myself” (19). Miss Watson has clearly influenced Huck and Huck realizes his need for change.

Injun

–noun Often Offensive.
an American Indian.

"I got an old tin lamp and an iron ring and went out in the woods and rubbed and rubbed till I sweat like an Injun" (23).

Skiff

–noun
any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

“So we unhitched a skiff and pulled down the river to mile and a half” (15).