Monday, April 15, 2013
Social Responsibility Chapters 26-30
So one of the biggest issues Huck has to deal with in these four chapters is what he should do about the $6,000 he is trying to con out of the Wilks family. Originally he is part of a plan with the duke and the dauphin to steal the money from the orphaned girls, but after Huck gets himself involved in a friendship with Mary Jane, he starts to question his actions. Most kids of that time, or any time really, would go and tell the police as soon as they hear about the crime that is to be committed. However, because of Huck's screwed-up upbringing, his social responsibility is skewed. He goes along with the plan, and even when he doubts it , he is not doubting the theft of $6,000 because of the legal issue. He is doubting it because of bhow it will affect the girls. He worries about them, and wants them to be okay. He does not feel right lying to these girls who have taken him in and have treated him with respect and have not even questioned him when he was lying straight through his teeth. Even further, Huck steals in order to not let other people steal, a very odd thing to do. He steals the moeny and puts in the coffin, rather than hiding it somewhere the girls can find easily. When the dauphin and the duke realize what has been done, Huck tries to hide from them. If I were Huck, I honestly would have gone straight to the police. But, Huck being the way he is, he continues to keep away from the legal system.
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It’s true that Huck reacts a little differently, than other children, when he is in these situations. Some kids would have sought helped from an adult or would have simply done nothing. Children are always told that they have to wait until their older to do things. So any normal child would have probably thought an adult would handle the situation and it was not their place to step in. When it comes to Huck though, he goes against his social responsibility as a child, which is to get an adult, and takes matters into his own hands. Just like you said, “his social responsibility is skewed.”
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When you talk about social responsibility, you also talk about what is socially expected. For example, you say how if you were him you would have called the cops, something that’s just socially expected of us in an emergency. So I like how you bring that into this and compare to Huck’s response in this situation, which is to make the problem right independently. However, by not going to the police for this, I don’t think it’s him keeping away from the legal system, it’s more that he isn’t aware of how to use the legal system to his advantage.(which is also seen with the judge and the money) But yeah giid job!
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lolz I like how you brought up the authorities in the first place because it did not cross Huck's mind at all to make this situation between anyone besides those who were directly involved. Your post made me think about how Huck's social responsibility isn't based on following the law or looking out for himself first (he used to think this way but not anymore)-he cares about the direct influence he has on people's lives and whether or not he is causing them harm. He is a pretty indecisive fellow but he makes up his mind eventually because his soft side gets the best of him~
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