Jim's Dialect
Jim has
a very strong dialect in this book. Most of the time I cannot read it by just
looking at it. To understand what he’s saying, it helps if someone reads it
aloud. Mark Twain does a great job of portraying Jim’s character through his
words; it shows his isn’t very educated and very superstitious without coming
out and just saying it. Huck’s dialect is also very good, just not as strong
and hard to read. I still get from his word choice that he is a young boy who hasn’t
had a lot of schooling. I’m very excited to see what happens on the island next
and to see how Huck and Jim handle it.
posted by Unknown @ 6:52 AM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
Jim's speech is very hard to read. By just looking at it you can't really even tell that is it actual speech. It really helps when Mrs. Ray reads it because nobody else can really read it and sound good doing so. I feel like the dialect portrays what it was like back then with all the uneducated people.
I also agree that when I look at Jim's dialect I can barely read it. You can tell that both these boys are young and uneducated by the way they talk and the author did a good job at showing that in this novel. I just hope I don't have to try and read Jim's part out loud.. Mrs. Ray needs to stick with it!!
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