Choose one of the two journal prompts:
1.) The elopement of Harney and Sophia is reminiscent of
the plot of Romeo and Juliet. What other characteristics and elements of
this episode resemble Shakespeare’s play?
The feud has been called a satire of the Civil War as well. In a short writing, argue for or against the
effectiveness of this satire.
2.) In the quotation provided below, Huck exhibits
symptoms of what is now called PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. In a short writing argue for or against this
diagnosis, considering how many deaths Huck has encountered by Chapter 18.
“I ain’t a-going to tell all that happened—it would
make me sick again if I was to do that.
I wished I hadn’t ever come ashore that night to see such things. I ain’t ever going to get shut of them—lots
of times I dream about them” (116).
Remember study for the vocabulary quiz tomorrow and read Chapter 19 of Huck Finn.
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