In chapter 3 in the very first paragraph, Huck said that Miss Watson had taken him into the closet to pray. I was confused when reading this part because I guess I just didn't understand why it was necessary to pray in the closet. I don't understand what a closet has to do with praying, or why she was even making him pray in the first place? I think maybe she wanted him to pray because that is just something he must do every day, but why a closet? Why couldn't he pray outside or in his room? Why the closet of all places?
A take away I received from chapters 1-5 was that Huck enjoys learning and doing school work. Even though he complains about Miss Watson and the way she teaches some times, he still enjoys learning new things. For instance, on page 4, Huck says, "After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people." (Mark Twain, 4). This shows that even though he might not like how strict Miss Watson can be at times, he still enjoys learning things that he is interested about. This explains why he doesn't really stop his schooling even when Paps confronts him about it.
I like how realistic Huck is. He seems very open-minded but yet he isn't as imaginative as other people that would be around his age. He, to me, seems to be very grown up and mature. I think this could be because of the way he has been raised; however, it may also just be the way he is. Even the way he talks to his dad when his dad is drunk is very different from the way most people would talk to a drunk. In this case, when paps is going off and cussing, Huck really doesn't say anything at all. That kind of communication is almost the better way to talk. Also, when paps was in his room and threatening him, Huck was almost a little bit cocky and sarcastic in his answers towards his dad. I like how Huck is portrayed as this type of character.
A take away I received from chapters 1-5 was that Huck enjoys learning and doing school work. Even though he complains about Miss Watson and the way she teaches some times, he still enjoys learning new things. For instance, on page 4, Huck says, "After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people." (Mark Twain, 4). This shows that even though he might not like how strict Miss Watson can be at times, he still enjoys learning things that he is interested about. This explains why he doesn't really stop his schooling even when Paps confronts him about it.
I like how realistic Huck is. He seems very open-minded but yet he isn't as imaginative as other people that would be around his age. He, to me, seems to be very grown up and mature. I think this could be because of the way he has been raised; however, it may also just be the way he is. Even the way he talks to his dad when his dad is drunk is very different from the way most people would talk to a drunk. In this case, when paps is going off and cussing, Huck really doesn't say anything at all. That kind of communication is almost the better way to talk. Also, when paps was in his room and threatening him, Huck was almost a little bit cocky and sarcastic in his answers towards his dad. I like how Huck is portrayed as this type of character.