Free Write

Im intrigued by the invincibility of the children in the material we've covered. When we are young there is the constant risk of danger because of the vulnerability associated with such a young age. But maybe this vulnerability is just an example of how corrupt the adult world is in comparison. Children have something that makes them chosen in the material we've covered. Potentially a higher purpose because of the pure intentions of children. They have yet to experience the world as harshly, therefore have more potential to do good. And their situations don't greatly hinder their action to be find themselves better situations. Father figures in the material we've covered show the lack of significance that biology plays in the concept of home. What is home, it seems that it doesn't have to be a specific place. Structures mean nothing, they hold little value in fostering family relations. Suzy and Sam found "home" in each other and the structure (if we have to affiliate home with something tagible) is a tent. The tent couldn't withstand the flood say, but because they were together it didn't matter. Huck doesn't find home with the widower or his biological father. In fact, he flees from these authorities in his life and finds the raft and his freedom as home. He creates his own stability, in the instability of his escape. Though his life is chaotic (being on the run) he values his freedom.