The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Images of Jim

Describing Jim (actions, beliefs, and feelings):
1.) Stubborn
2.) Naive
3.) Loyal
4.) Caring
5.) Strong
6.) Superstitious
7.) Knowledgeable
8.) Independent

Jim's physical appearance:
1.) Black
2.) Big
3.) Strong
4.)Intimidating

These top two pictures combined would be the way I see Jim. He is a strong man, but he is also loyal, and caring. He would follow Huck, and he would help him. He's not a stern as the first picture shows, but he is definitely someone you wouldn't want to mess with. 

This image shows what I would not think of Jim as. This person seems lazy, and disheveled. Jim is not those things. He is a hard worker, and he may have been a slave, and his clothes are probably ripped, but he doesn't look awkward like this.

Jim: A character or caricature?

Honestly I think that Jim is both a character and a caricature. He is funny, and witty, and sometimes a little arrogant, but overall he is a strong, loyal, caring man. I think the best way to explain who Jim is, is that he is a character who at times acts like a caricature of himself. His personality can at times be extreme.

              For class I read George Washington's Farewell Address, and the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions. They are both documents written in the early years of the United States with similar viewpoints. In the Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions they resolved some issues brought up in the Constitution in their own way. George Washington's Farewell Address in some ways summed up what he had thought as his policy as president. He believed that the only way we should be involved in foreign affairs was to be helpful, and to provide for the betterment of both countries.
            In the Virgina and Kentucky Resolutions it states "that alien friends are under the jurisdiction and protection of the laws of the state wherein they are: that no power over theta has been delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the individual States, distinct from their power over citizens." This goes along with what George Washington said in his farewell Address when he said " "they have been witnesses to the formation of two treaties, that with Great Britain, and that with Spain, which to secure to them everything they could desire, in respect to our foreign relations, towards confirming their prosperity." These two eloquently written statements go together because they both talk about the fact that the United States should be fair to the countries they hold treaty with. In one it discusses that the people both visiting and living in the United States from other countries should have the same rights as the citizens of those States. In the other it talks about keeping the allies of the United States happy, and  prosperous. I think that George Washington would have liked this aspect of the Virgina and Kentucky Resolutions. It was almost exactly what he stood for during his time in office.
          Much of what we have been studying in class for the past few weeks has to do with making resolutions in order to make agreements. This was very important to the beginning of our nation. They needed to make agreements in order for our country to function as one. Political debate and dissagreement is what fuels both politics then, and today. Resolutions are a part of life. Specifically Government. Without them we would still be a group of unorganized states that do not have any way of efficiently running a country.

Historic Documents. Modern Pictures.

"There is no longer any room for hope." -Patrick Henry - "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention"

This photograph goes with this quote from Patrick Henry, because in this moment, it is what everyone was thinking. Before the towers collapsed no one thought it would happen. They thought that the people would be able to get out and the fire would be put out, and that at the end of the day the buildings would still be there. This was not the case and everyone realized there was no reason for them to hope anymore.



"'Tis surprising to see how rapidly a panic will sometimes run through a country."-Thomas Paine- "The American Crisis"

When we look back at September 11, 2001 we don't only see the events of the day. We see the reactions of the people. There were a lot of pictures taken that day and many of them were of people fleeing for their lives. Panic struck each person who was involved, but not only they were panicked. Everyone watched on TV and as they watched they were in total panic. All anyone wanted to do was to find out where their family was, and to find out what was going on. It's amazing how fast everyone became panicked so quickly.



"These are times that try men's souls." - Thomas Paine- "The American Crisis"

This picture makes me want to cry. It is so sad to see a man in uniform completely unable to contain the sadness that he feels. This quote really shows that the few weeks following 9/11 were extremely hard for people to cope with. Everyone was so distraught, and it was a time when people could just cry.

How does the variety of images, layout, typography, and narrative voice affect your reading and understanding of the story up to this point. Select 1-2 specific examples to use in your response.

         One of the first books I remember reading and LOVING was Harry Potter, occasionally the text would change into someone else's handwriting or the print of a newspaper. It keeps the reader engaged. For example: in the book when Oskar recieves a letter from Ringo, the way the font looks makes you believe that you are in fact reading a real letter. It makes the experience more real than it would be in any other case.
        The font is not the only thing that matters in terms of keeping the reader engaged. Pictures also do this. Colors make it even better because it is so rare in this type of book. On the pages where there are names, and colors, and words shown (the ones that are supposed to be from the art supply store), it makes you want to look back at them and find the words that he mentioned. When he said that his father's name was on it I went back to the pages and found where it was.
       Something that is moderately common in books it to switch the narrator. The majority of this book is written with Oskar as the narrator, but occasionally it will switch to be from his grandparents' point of view. They explain their lives as they remember, and build upon each other. At this point in the book it is unclear what exactly the connection between Oskar's narrative and those of his grandparents is.