tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post4765549645375311564..comments2011-05-19T17:46:09.201-07:00Comments on A Different Look At Mark Twain: RoxxxxanCCooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655091858562027536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-38249454786919916792011-05-18T09:50:15.905-07:002011-05-18T09:50:15.905-07:00I agree that a lot of her decisions revolved aroun...I agree that a lot of her decisions revolved around her own self interests and money. I also agree that she didn't play her role as a loving mother well either. She switched her sons so that "Tom" would have a better life and that she would be treated better by him, neither of which end up happening.jnipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285106075907889286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-72271980309594618342011-05-12T00:39:06.053-07:002011-05-12T00:39:06.053-07:00Roxy is a powerful and influential charachter and ...Roxy is a powerful and influential charachter and I feel like she defies many of the womens gender roles of the 19th century. She is very manipulative toward her son.SKamauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458368204980357828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-6876021130533089192011-05-11T21:44:39.791-07:002011-05-11T21:44:39.791-07:00Just to think about: can we really judge Roxy'...Just to think about: can we really judge Roxy's behavior, her attempts to eke out a living through dishonest means like blackmail and theft, for example, when this all takes place within the context of SLAVERY?? Where, in that context, lies our moral compass?Sharon Osterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126500046449403642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-31002794672145301732011-05-11T17:42:33.046-07:002011-05-11T17:42:33.046-07:00I think that you are right, that Roxy's intere...I think that you are right, that Roxy's interests become more focused on her self interests and money. From reading the book, I feel that it could be a result of how "Tom" treated her after what she did for him (switching him with the real Tom to save his life and so he couldn't be sold down the river). I think after she sees that he really is a bad man that she begins to use jnipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285106075907889286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-66551946053350747112011-05-11T16:13:32.081-07:002011-05-11T16:13:32.081-07:00I think it's interesting that Roxy had decided...I think it's interesting that Roxy had decided to switch Tom and Chambers to save Tom's life, but it seems by the end of the book that she doesn't care for Tom that much anymore. As you said, she seems to only be after money and things like that. I'm not sure what made Roxy change. Maybe it's because of the way "Tom" treated her.CCooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655091858562027536noreply@blogger.com