I think that it's strange how well Huck is at lying, because he can really make up anything on the spot. I guess it would come in handy in some cases, and he uses it to his advantage but some people can tell when he's lying. I was kind of confused as to how Mrs. Loftis knew Huck was lying about being a girl, but I guess she isn't smart enough to catch the second lie.
Something that worries me is what would happen if Jim would get caught. It's scary that he would be killed. I'm really glad that now we aren't so segregated and there aren't any slaves. I think racism is really wrong, so it worries me as to what will happen to Jim.
You might have fallen behind in the book because Mrs. Loftis explained how she picked up on Huck's web of lies. She said it was the way that he threw the metal at a rat, and how he clapped his legs together on the metal instead of spread them apart. Your confusion makes me wonder if Mrs. Loftis was taking her life skills and just guessing that Sarah was in fact a boy. She was fooled by his lies the second time though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI agree about Huck being able to lie on the spot but I do not agree with the book not explaining how Mrs Lftis not being able to catch on to Huck' s lies the book broadly explains how she catches on to his lies.
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