Blog post #9 Reader Response

At this point in the book Huck is living in a cabin with his pap. Huck absolutely hates it because his dad is a drunk. One day when his  Huck decides to leave, he smashes the windows of their cabin and smears pig blood inside, making it look as though robbers broke in and killed him. Huck is planning to go to Jackson island at moon rise. Huck falls asleep and finds pap rowing him. Pap then dies and Huck takes over and begins on his way to Jackson Island. When Huck is at Jackson Island he sees a fairy boat pass that supposedly is carrying Pap. Everyone is very concerned thinking that Huck has been murdered. This point in the story is where the author can really see what the rest of the novel is going to be based around, Huck's supposed death. Huck is lonely for awhile but then on the fourth day at the island he meets Jim, who thinks Huck is a ghost. Jima and Huck are very similar because they are both outcasts from society. It seems as though the two of them are in their own paradise not giving a care about the world. The author keeps foreshadowing that this paradise won't last. Huck and Jim are constantly aware of the invaders that could come onto the island. So far I think the book is cute and even though it is about a child I feel like we can all relate in some way of wanting to get away from society.