They Say, I Say post#2

Summary 1:

In Zinczenko's, "Don't Blame the Eater", he argues that fast food is much cheaper and easier to find than healthier foods in grocery stores. However, there are quite a few different alternatives we could use to provide a nice, healthy meal for ourselves without spending too much money. There are, in fact, cheap items such as fruits, vegetables, salads, and even more that we can find in grocery stores that are still tasty and don't cost very much. There are also other possibilities such as growing gardens and cooking your own food at home. These are easy, cheap, yet still tasty ways to eat without having to buy from fast food.

Summary 2:

In America, many people give us the stereotype as "fat, lazy, Americans", which I sadly believe is true for a lot of people. However, being overweight can be a medical problem as well. I know many people with type 2 diabetes, but that is from being overweight. Although, these people are in my family and obesity, unfortunately is genetic for us. Unlike some people, we have to watch our weight a lot more than others do. I also have friends who eat nothing but healthy food and exercise all the time but they just cannot lose weight! These are genetics and medical issues of being overweight. If us Americans watched what we ate more and exercised regualrly, we would not have this stereotype as "fat, lazy, Americans."

Huck Finn: chapters 16-30

Chapter 16:

p.83: "I's a free man, en I couldn't ever ben free ef it hadn' ben for Huck; Huck done it. Jim won't ever forgit you, Huck; you's de bes' fren' Jim's ever had; en you's de only fren' ole jim's got now."

Comments and Questions:

I really liked this quote because it shows the friendship between Huck and Jim, regardless of their race. Huck has been a great friend to Jim and he doesn't care that Jim is different than he is. This quote also shows how grateful Jim is for the friendship Huck is offering him and how much he relies on him. This passage also brings out a sensitive side in Jim, revealing more about his character.

Chapter 19:

p.115: "But I never said nothing, never let on; kept to myself; it's the best way; then you don't have no quarrels, and don't get into no trouble."

 Comments and Questions:

This quote was said by Huck after he realized that the king and dukes were just fake and pretending. I found this quote interesting because it takes a lot of self control and maturity to keep your mouth shut, especially at Huck's age. Maturity is something Huck definitely has, along with much knowledge; this quote also reveals that personality trait in Huck. Another reason I picked out this quote was because I figured it is a good life lesson outside of the book as well: staying out of trouble and keeping quiet in order to avoid trouble, unless of course it's completely necessary.

Chapter 21:

p.132: "Then pretty soon Sherburn sort of laughed; not the pleasant kind, but the kind that makes you feel like when you are eating bread with sand in it."

Comments and Questions:

This quote has a very interesting simile: "like when you are eating bread with sand in it." The author was trying to portray to the reader that Sherburn does not have a pleasant laugh. I like this quote because it shows the creativity within the author since I would have never thought of comparing a bad sound to the taste of bread and sand put together. Also, Huck is the narrator of the story so it shows a bit more of who he is as well.

Chapter 22:

p.134: "Your newspapers call you a brave people so much that you think you are braver than any other people-- whereas you're just as brave, and no braver. Why don't your juries hang murderers? Because they're afraid the man's friends will shoot them in the back, in the dark-- and it's just what they would do."

Comments and Questions:

This quote is very interesting to me. It is saying that everywhere in the news, certain people are talked about as braver than the rest. However, Huck is saying that everyone is equally brave and just because you are made out to be braver than others, doesn't mean you actually are. Then he asks why we don't hang murderers; the reason is because their friends will go and kill you right back, so it won't do any good.

Chapter 26:

p.160: "It don't make no difference what he said-- that ain't the thing. The thing is for you to treat him kind, and not be saying things to make him remember he ain't in his own country and amongst his own folks."

Comments and Questions:

I like this quote because it is a good lesson inside and outside of the book. We should always treat people kind no matter what it is they say to us. The speaker is also saying how we need to not exclude others just because they are different or come from somewhere different than we do.

Chapter 27:

p.167:"I can't ever get it out of my memory, the sight of them poor miserable girls and niggers hanging around each other's necks and crying."

Comments and Questions:

This quote is another revealing of Huck's sensitivity and care toward people, especially toward women and blacks. In this time period, respect was limited, but only toward blacks mainly. So, the fact Huck can push away what everyone else does and be his own person shows great maturity.

Chapter 29:

p.181:"Set down, my boy, I wouldn't strain myself, if I was you. I reckon you ain't used to lying, it don't seem to come handy; what you want is practice. You do it pretty awkward."


Comments and Questions:

I found this quote interesting because Huck is almost being taught to lie. He has been doing it constantly throughout the book, pretending to be somebody he's not, but nobody has caught him. Lying may not exactly be part of who Huck wants to be, but he is doing it because he knows he almost has to in a way. He is not lying in a bad way perhaps, just to be a good friend and help Jim. And himself.