Tom Sawyer Rhetorical Analysis

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Annotations Category | Chap. | Pg. | Quote/ Event | Interpretation | Syntax | 1 | 1 | “You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter. | This is the first sentence of the novel, and already the reader is given an insight into the syntax of the novel. It can already be assume that the narration will be from an uneducated person from the way that they form their sentences. I can already tell that it may be slightly awkward reading this novel, as the syntax is much different than I would read in any other modern novel. | Emotion vs. Moral Duty | 1 | 2 | “…and took a set at me now with a spelling-book. She worked me middling hard for about and hour, and then the…show more content…
We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river.” | The two boys are being alienated from society, as is described in this quote. They must live by themselves and escape and signs of humanity, so that Jim cannot be found and reprimanded for his actions. Also, they become bored with themselves, and it is seen how they wish they did not distance themselves from society so much. | Realism | 12 | 66 | “…I felt just the way any other boy would’a’ felt when I seen that wreck laying there so mournful and lonesome in the middle of the river. I wanted to get aboard of her and slink around a little, and see what was there. | Realism is expressed here, because Huck is acting just like any other normal boy his age would. When he sees an abandoned ship, he feels the urge to act like a pirate and search the boat for hidden treasures. Although Huck may seem different from the readers eyes, this quote shows how he is just a normal boy who is very adventurous.…show more content…
Moral Duty | 15 | 86 | “It made me feel so mean I could almost kissed his foot to get him to take it back. It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterward, neither. I didn’t do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn’t done that one if I’d ‘a’ known it would make him feel that way.” | Huck plays a joke on Jim, by acting like the whole incident of the two getting separated was just a dream, and acting like he was sitting next to Jim the whole time. However, once Jim tells the story, and how sad he felt, Huck begins to feel bad for his actions. Therefore, although it seemed funny to him at the time, his morals kick in and he feels as if he has to tell Jim that he was lying and that the two really did get separated.

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