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Superstitions

Superstitions. By: Lindsay Beshero Katelyn Epperson. What is Superstition?. A belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way. Mark Twain’s use of Superstition.

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Superstitions

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  1. Superstitions By: Lindsay Beshero Katelyn Epperson

  2. What is Superstition? • A belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way

  3. Mark Twain’s use of Superstition. • Throughout Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain expresses many forms of superstition. • Jim was extremely superstitious. • This played a major role in the story.

  4. By further researching Twain, he had a background of being superstitious. • He believed in Calvinism, which was a religion that was exceedingly superstitious.

  5. Spiders • The superstition of spiders is believed that when one sees, or kills a spider, then that person will have bad luck.

  6. Rattle Snakes • It is believed that killing a snake is bad luck, but the skin of the snake can heal bites or wounds efficiently.

  7. Hair Balls • In the days in which Huckleberry Finn was in, it was believed that hairballs had a magic spirit. • This magic spirit answered the questions of whom ever had it.

  8. Salt • Salt is a common superstition. • Whenever knocking over salt, or just to keep bad luck away, salt is to be thrown over the left shoulder.

  9. Birds • It is believed that is if you catch or kill a bird, then you would die.

  10. Bees • If a man had a bee hive and died, the bees would need to be told before sundown or all the bees would die.

  11. Bodily Superstitions • If a man had a hairy chest and hairy arms, he was said to become rich some day. • They also believed that a piece of bread that contains quicksilver, can point out a dead body.

  12. Other Ways to View Superstition • People often use superstitions to explain things that they couldn’t explain otherwise. • If something good happens, it’s easily explainable by coming across good luck. • If something terrible happens, it’s more comforting to blame bad luck than oneself.

  13. Jim’s Unrelated Superstitions • It is bad luck to count things before one cook dinner. • No one should shake the table cloth after sundown.

  14. Reasoning's behind Jim’s Superstitions • Many of his superstitions are random and have very little evidence. • Jim could quite possibly create superstitions by his own personal experiences.

  15. Witches • Back in the time of Huckleberry Finn, people didn’t have explanations for things happening. • This is why people began to blame witches, and create superstitions to keep them away.

  16. Work-Cited Page • en.wiktionary.org/wiki/superstition • http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=16708 • http://www.dreamessays.com/customessays/Huckleberry%20Finn/2389.htm • http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/calvinism-history/4.htm • http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/the-supernatural-theme.html • http://www.cyberessays.com/English/58.htm

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