Tuesday, December 20, 2016

What superheroes would say about Huck Finn

Superheroes would have many different opinions of Huckleberry Finn.  And here is what they hypothetically could have been:

Iron Man: Well, Huck is a stupid character. I mean, come on, make up your mind kid, are you a good guy or a bad guy. I mean Jim was an idiot, but at least you know he had a sense of morality. The real heroes of this story are the Duke and the Dauphin. I mean the guys scammed a whole town and made some serious money! Now that's genius.

Spiderman- I don't know man I just read it for school.

Captain America- Personally, I commend Huck for making tough decisions in morally difficult situations. Society's standards have taught him one thing, but he uses his feeling and experiences to make decisions he believes is right. I believe we saw a boy turn into a man.

Batman- I didn't like Tom. The boy was a villain. He craved the thrill of adventure so much that he would risk the lives if others for his own personal pleasure.He reminds me of the Joker.

Superman- I think every character had good in them. I believe Tom was just misunderstood, and he did not mean harm to those around him. He was the product of his upbringing. And in the end I think we should all have sympathy for those kind of children. In regards, to the Duke and the Dauphin, well obviously they did not have enough confidence to be who they really were. We should have allowed them to be rehabilitated through therapy.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Huck Finn the Anti- Hero

An anti-hero is a hero who helps or saves people for his/her selfish reasons. Deadpool is the face of anti-heroism in the Marvel universe because he does not help people for the good of others. For example, in his feature film, the only reason he took down a bunch of bad guys was to find the guy that pretty much gave him his abilities, but also made him ugly. Basically, he killed a bunch of villains to be pretty again. That is a perfect example of the intentions of anti-heroes. By this definition Huck Finn can be considered an anti-hero, because of his relationship with Jim. He travels with Jim across the Mississippi river, not to help Jim escape slavery and find his family, but rather to have help in his own travels and escaping his father. When he finds Jim he states, "I was ever so glad to see Jim. I warn't so lonesome now." (Twain 52). This quote exhibits Huck's true desire to travel with Jim. When Huck is asked if he is harboring any runaway slaves, and he lies to save Jim, he does because he believes he would feel bad if he had given him up. This is another scenario where Huck helps Jim but for his benefit. Unlike Deadpool, Huck seems to change the reason for his actions. He sends the coast guard to help the sinking ship because he genuinely feels bad for the murderers that are going to die. I believe Huck is only an anti-hero because he struggles with morality and cannot define right from wrong. As opposed to Deadpool, who is really just a scumbag.

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