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half-pint Faith Lehane (minifirecracker) wrote in makebelievenet,
@ 2013-05-03 17:35:00

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buffy summers, darcy lewis, ickle anakin skywalker, ickle faith lehane, nicholas burkhardt, nyota uhura

Bored. Bored. Bored.

I swear, set aside the fancy shmancy castle and I'm not really any better off than I was back home. Well, aside from Uhura. At least someone here was willing to take me in. But I'm still little. Adults like the little ones. I have hope.

So...besides the seriously useless school, what do people do around here? I think I've wandered around aimlessly enough times until the corridors of this place start lookin' the same. And I hate doin' homework. I'm half-in' it anyway since it's not like they'll transfer back home. At least I'm not failin'.

But seriously, what do you guys do all day?

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nyota_uhura
2013-05-05 10:48 pm UTC (link)

Thank you.

Satire is using vices and shortcomings and mocking them with wit as a weapon. It's often used to shame society into improving. Twain mocked society being too stuffy and taking themselves too seriously, or for putting emphasis on the wrong things as important. Have you noticed how Sawyer and Finn both swear, yet they're the ones with good hearts while others are concerned about what people in town think? Sawyer talks to Finn, even though he's an outcast, showing more compassion than others who are talking about the need to be good.

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	minifirecracker 2013-05-06 12:54 am UTC (link)
	And he honestly thought everyone would be smart enough to see what he was doin' and, you know, change? Did it work? 'Cause from what I saw back home, things are sorta like that even in the '90s. Not gonna lie, haven't gotten very far in it yet. Sooo...yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nyota_uhura
2013-05-06 12:59 am UTC (link)

I doubt he believed everyone would be smart enough to see it. But I think he probably believed even just a few getting the satire made it worth it. Plus, Tom Sawyer doesn't have most of his satire. He has a lot more books with more satire in it.

Why don't I see if there's a good movie version of it and we can watch it little by little, a chapter's worth at a time after you've read a chapter? The movies usually have differences, but they can be good for helping clear things up when the details get too confusing.

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