Social Context

This week for literature, I have to write about the social context of Huckleberry Finn. I will be talking about the seperation and bringing together of people.

The story takes place around the abolitionist movement. As we all know there was much seperation around that time over the matter of skin color. In Huckleberry Finn, Huck has grown up with slavery so he doesn't really see what's wrong with it. But as he gets know Jim, he sees that skin color does not make someone different. When they run away on the raft, they are forced to spend all of their time together. Huck learns a valuable lesson that not many people in that day and time cared about. He learns that just because someone looks diferent, that does not make them lower than you. When Huck was struggling with the idea of turning Jim in, he realized that he would just be turning in a friend. Would he turn Tom Sawyer in if he ran away? No. So neither would he turn in Jim. It shows that even back then, people could put aside their differences and come together.

"The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. I can say it ain't so, but darlin, what's the use? The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste. And that's where it's at. So run and tell that."
~Run and Tell That
Seaweed
Hairspray

buckets of birthdays

okay...so I know of FOUR people with birthdays in the next couple weeks! That's A LOT when you want to buy presents for all of them! But anyways, my mum's birthday was yesterday! Happy belated birthday, Mommy!! and my brother and sister's are later in the month. Then my friend Sarah's. So yesterday I went out and spent allll my money. But it was worth it! I also bought myself some new shortsss. Good stuffs! :) Last night I watched Dreamgirls for the first time. Yes, the first time. All you CTC kids, don't judge. lolsauce. I liked it. Some pretty incredible singing.

"Oh oh oh, woke up today. Feeling the way I always do. Oh oh oh, hungry for somethingthat I can't eat. Then I hear that beat. That rhythm of town starts calling me down. It's like a message from high above. Oh oh oh, pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love!"
~Good Morning Baltimore
Tracy
Hairspray