Romanticism-P5

=Huck Finn Romanticism= M. Hernandez, E. Jureack

Romanticism:

 * An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a **heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.** Romantic quality or spirit in thought, expression, or action.

Chapter II:

 * This chapter shows Tom's romanticism contrasted with Huck's doubtfulness.
 * Tom is this adventurous person who has wild ideas like,

"Now we'll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer's Gang. Everybody that wants to join has to take an oath, and write his name in blood." This expresses his thoughts in a passionate romantic way.


 * Throughout the novel Tom tries to get that sense of romanticism that is characterized by many other novels.

Chapter XVII:
This is considered a Romantic piece in the novel because the poem expresses one’s emotions towards another human being – one of whom fell down a well and drowned “Oh no. then list with tearful eye, / Whilst I his fate do tell. / His soul did from this cold world fly, / By falling down a well.” (106)
 * Another instance of Romanticism occurred when Huck reads Emmeline Grangerford’s poem //Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec’d//

Chapter XL:

 * Tom is expressed as a romantic character in //The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn//, emphasizing imagination, emotion, and relation to nature
 * Tom is the propagator of romanticism in the book, and he does so in many ways, including these final chapters
 * Tom was a proponent of romanticism, and as a romantic, he stressed the emotion of things others wouldn’t give the time of day for; Tom is excited that he got shot in the leg and praises the bullet as a trophy, disregarding any of the health concerns

“We was all as glad as we could be, but Tom was the gladdest of all, because he had a bullet in his calf of his leg. [He later said], ‘Don’t stop know. Boys, we done it elegant – ‘deed we did.’” (276


 * Tom believes that he, alone, can attend to his wounds and will be fine, //imagining// that he can truly take care of himself
 * Because of this “trophy” that he has, Tom feels that he may have omnipotent-like qualities, or that he is semi-immortal, relating himself to the enlightened monarch King Louis XVI of France, idyllic in his prime