Friday April 30th we had a fun night discussing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We had a good group of 8 ladies, Kris, Karen, Lorraine, Stefanie, Merri, Peggy Ann, Stephanie and Sharon. We enjoyed some Huckleberry Finn/Mark Twain themed food. We had lots to choose from: Fried chicken, biscuits, stuffed baked potatoes, Celery-Pea-Tuna salad canoes, pickled eggs, Key lime cake, bite size Oreo cheesecakes, buttermilk pie, bread pudding, Apple Dumplings and molasses taffy candy.
Thanks to all the ladies who brought good food and good discussion. After our discussion we enjoyed watching the movie of the book produced in 1993.
We hope those of our group that weren't able to come this time will be able to come next time.
As friends we can have open conversations allowing us the freedom to share about our lives, concerns and opinions. The classic literature we read can teach lessons and help us understand periods of time in society, history and our world. Classic literature will always be referred to in the media and it is important that we have a frame of reference in order to be more intelligent listeners. Some of our books have political links or parallels and those are important discussions to have. By discussing those ideas as a group and hearing different points of view, we can get a better understanding and gain a desire to seek out resources to be better informed. The goal of this book group continues to "be well read in great classic literature, to study the grand masters, to become more intelligent, “to seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom” D&C 88:118."
We are looking forward to getting into our next book Bleak House.
Sharon S
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