Tom Sawyer
-+Michael Cui 12/10/14
Response to Lit Essay
"Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swear they will keep mum about this and they wish they may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot."
In the graveyard subplot of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" ITALICIZE by Mark Twain, Huck and Tom witness the brutal stabbing of Dr. Robinson. Afterwards, the boys run to safety and swear never to tell about the horrific incident. Using his talent on creating realistic and growing characters, Mark Twain strengthens the setting and provides a good theme for a quite frightening subplot.
Mark Twain uses dynamic, relatable characters to create the mood and help strengthen the setting. While Tom and Huck are at the graveyard, they express emotions that a reader's inner child can connect to. They talked about their superstitions involving stray dogs and other "supernatural omens" and signed vows. Their actions and dialogue were very familiar to the "cooties" and "best friends forever" one can easily find at an elementary school full of young children.
These actions also help support the mood and setting. Throughout the subplot, both Tom and Huck's personalities and emotions help the reader visualize the setting better by creating an experience along with the descriptive details. Early in the subplot Huck said "Sh! There 'tis again! Didn't you hear it?" I believe quotes and actions which mention the setting like that help strengthen the whole setting and overall the whole story.
THE QUOTE YOU PUT IS WEAK EVIDENCE, USE SENSORY DETAILS USED TO DESCRIBE THE SCENE INSTEAD. HOWEVER, THIS IS ABOUT CHARACTER, RIGHT? FOCUS THIS PARAGRAPH ON CHARACTER ONLY. NO DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS.... YET.
Mark Twain uses sensory details and characters to help support the setting. Along their trip into the graveyard, Tom and Huck walk through the vivid and sensible graveyard. "It was a graveyard of the old-fashioned kind. It was on a hill about a mile and half from the village."
SENSIBLE ISN'T THE RIGHT
Response to Lit Essay
"Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swear they will keep mum about this and they wish they may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot."
In the graveyard subplot of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" ITALICIZE by Mark Twain, Huck and Tom witness the brutal stabbing of Dr. Robinson. Afterwards, the boys run to safety and swear never to tell about the horrific incident. Using his talent on creating realistic and growing characters, Mark Twain strengthens the setting and provides a good theme for a quite frightening subplot.
Mark Twain uses dynamic, relatable characters to create the mood and help strengthen the setting. While Tom and Huck are at the graveyard, they express emotions that a reader's inner child can connect to. They talked about their superstitions involving stray dogs and other "supernatural omens" and signed vows. Their actions and dialogue were very familiar to the "cooties" and "best friends forever" one can easily find at an elementary school full of young children.
These actions also help support the mood and setting. Throughout the subplot, both Tom and Huck's personalities and emotions help the reader visualize the setting better by creating an experience along with the descriptive details. Early in the subplot Huck said "Sh! There 'tis again! Didn't you hear it?" I believe quotes and actions which mention the setting like that help strengthen the whole setting and overall the whole story.
THE QUOTE YOU PUT IS WEAK EVIDENCE, USE SENSORY DETAILS USED TO DESCRIBE THE SCENE INSTEAD. HOWEVER, THIS IS ABOUT CHARACTER, RIGHT? FOCUS THIS PARAGRAPH ON CHARACTER ONLY. NO DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS.... YET.
Mark Twain uses sensory details and characters to help support the setting. Along their trip into the graveyard, Tom and Huck walk through the vivid and sensible graveyard. "It was a graveyard of the old-fashioned kind. It was on a hill about a mile and half from the village."
SENSIBLE ISN'T THE RIGHT