The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Map

Stop 10: Huck and Tom to the Rescue!

• Huck and Tom make plan to free Jim.
• Make Jim witch pie, with a rope ladder baked inside.
• Huck, Tom, and Jim escape mob of farmers, but Tom is shot in leg.
• Jim helps doctor, becoming a hero in the eyes of Aunt Sally.
• Aunt Polly comes and reveals Huck and Tom's true identities.
• Tom tells Aunt Sally the whole plan to free Jim and that Miss Watson set Jim free in her will.
• Huck is going to be adopted by Aunt Sally, who is going to try to civilize him.
• Important Quote: ''I went down the rod away in the night, and slipped around front, and see [Aunt Sally] setting there by her candle in the window with her eyes toward the road and tears in them'' (360).
• Huck is maturing and is becoming more civilized. This is because he finally feels like he is part of a family and is touched by Aunt Sally's concern for Tom's safety.
• Lesson Learned: Huck learns he must go against society in order to do what is right
• Questions
• What were Tom's motives for helping Huck free Jim?
• How did Huck's stay with the Phelps change his character?

Stop 9: Phelp' s Farm

• King sold Jim and lies to Huck about where he is.
• Huck goes to the Phelp's home to find Jim.
• Huck lies to Aunt Sally and Silas, saying he is Tom Sawyer.
• Huck leaves to find Tom and warn him about the situation.
• Tom then says he is Sid, Tom's half-brother.
• Tom agrees to help Huck capture Jim.
• Important Quote: ''And I about made up my mind to pray and see if I couldn't try to quit being the kind of boy I was and be better'' (271).
• A theme of becoming civilized is portrayed through Huck's attempt to pray. Twin characterizes Huck's character to be maturing and growing.
• Lessons Learned: Huck will need to go against society in order to save Jim.
• Questions:
• How does Tom feel towards religion after he attempts to pray?
• Why do you think the king sold Jim?

Stop 8: Peter Wilk's Funeral

• Duke and king decide to act as Harvey and William Wilk's at Peter Wilk's funeral, taking all of the $6,000 that was supposed to be for the daughters. A doctor at the funeral recognized the frauds, but no one believes him.
• Huck finds the $6000 and hides it in Peter Wilk's coffin.
• The king sells the slaves and daughters are unhappy with the separation of the slaves.
• Huck tells Mary Jane about the duke and the king's true identity
• The real brothers of Peter Wilk's show up, and the king and the duke are revealed as frauds. They all escape the mob and leave the town.
• Important Quote: ''Well, I says to myself at last, I'm a-going to chance it; I'll up and tell the truth this time'' (238).
• Huck is growing psychologically as a character. He is becoming more open with the truth. By telling the truth about the duke and the king, Twin conveys Huck as becoming more civilized when he tells the truth.
• Lesson Learned: Huck learns that lying only leads to more lies.
• Questions:
• How are the sisters be characterized after the separation of the slaves?
• Why does Huck reveal the duke and the king's true identity to Mary Jane?

Stop 7: Arkansas

• Huck witnesses a drunk man, Boggs, get shot by Sherburn. Boggs daughter saw it happen, causing a mob to form to lynch Sherburn.
• Sherburn make's a speech: mob is too cowardly to kill him in the day.
• Huck goes to the circus and sees a drunk man attempt to ride a horse. However, the drunk man was faking and rode the horse perfectly.
• Royal Nonesuch- play performed by the duke and the king. The duke and the king ripped off men who attended the play. On the third night, the duke and the king escape with all of the profits, knowing they would get caught for the scandal.
• Important Quote: ''The average man don't like trouble and danger...you're afraid to back down—afraid you'll be found out to be what you are—cowards'' (183).
• Sherburn's speech stands as a satire, making fun of southern bravery. He is characterizing southerners as cowards who will only kill in the night, because they are too afraid to face the consequences of being caught.
• Lessons learned: Huck learns to care for people he doesn't know.
• Questions:
• How is Huck's character changed after the circus performance?
• How is Mark Twain characterizing southerners?

Stop 6: Canoeing along the Mississippi

• The duke and king, professional con artists, are introduced while Huck and Jim make their way down the Mississippi.
• After the duke and king reveal themselves as royalty, Huck soon realizes they're lying.
• At a religious revival in the woods, the king tells everyone he is a former pirate and is going to return to the Indian Ocean. The people willingly give him more than $80 for his trip.
• Meanwhile, the duke is selling news ads and prints a handbill, offering a reward for Jim's capture. This handbill will allow them to travel easily with Jim.
• Important Quote: ''The new clothes Buck's folks made for me was too good to be comfortable'' (151).
• This is ironic because Huck's stay with the Gangerford's did not civilize him like it should have. His stay there caused Huck to become more uncivilized. This is shown by Huck stating Buck's clothes didn't feel comfortable, portraying Huck's opposition to society.
• Lesson Learned: Huck learns to not trust everyone he meets
• Questions:
• Why doesn't Huck reveal the duke and the king as conmen, even though he knows they're lying?
• Does Huck feel guilty when he tells lies?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Map

By: Dahlia Hamandi and Sasha Szymanowicz

Stop 5: Grangerford 's House in Tennessee

• A steamboat collides with their raft and Huck and Jim are once again separated
• Huck makes it to shore with a pack of dogs surrounding him
• Huck and Jim make it to their destination of Cairo
• They discover that the Grangerfords and the Shepardsons are rivals and have brutal fights
• Huck stays with the Grangerfords for a while
• Buck and Huck become good friends
• Huck witnesses Buck's death
• Important Quotes: "Each person had their own nigger to wait on them- Buck too. My nigger had a monstrous easy time, because I warn't used to having anybody do anything for me, but Buck's was on the jump most of the time." (109)
• Irony- Most people in the South would be pleased and gloat about having a servant. But Huck has broken from his old society and has a strong bond with Jim. He now feels uncomfortable when talking about Jim as a servant.
• Lesson Learned: Huck has learned racial quality.
• Questions:
• Why is Cairo so important to Jim?
• What does the Mississippi symbolize?

Stop 4: Cairo, Illinois

• Huck and Jim interact with some robbers on the Mississippi
• They decide to steal the robbers boat because they didn't want the robbers to steal the gold
• Huck feels bad about leaving them to die, so he tells the ferryman watchman that his family is stranded on the Walter Scott steamboat wreck
• The robbers clearly did not survive
• Jim and Huck discuss their adventures some more
• Huck and Jim approach the Ohio river when a fog comes and separates Huck and Jim for the first time
• Huck lies to Jim about the separation and later doubts himself when Jim finds out the truth and does not intend to make a fool of Jim ever again
• Important Quotes: "he judged it was all up with him anyway it could be fixed; for if he didn't get saved he would get drownded; and if he did get saved, whoever saved him would send him back home so as to get the reward, and then Miss Watson would sell him South , sure. Well, he was right; he was most always right; he had an uncommon level head for a nigger." (83)
• Analysis- Since Huck was raised in the racist South; he believes blacks do not have the same intelligence as whites do. Therefore, when Jim shows his intelligence, Huck is astonished and surprised that he is such a , "level head"
• Lesson Learned: Huck learns not judge someone by the color of their skin.
• Questions:
• How does Huck feel about being separated by Jim for the first time?
• What does Huck lie show about his character?

Stop 3: Jackson Island

Stop 2: Pap's Cabin

• Huck escapes to Jackson Island and spends three days along on the island, until he has found Jim.
• Jim thinks Huck is a ghost since he faked his own murder
• They find a floating house with a dead body inside
• Jim is superstitious, since the dead snake's mate bites him at night
• Huck disguises himself as a girl so he can gain information about what's going on back at home
• The women discovers that Huck is impersonating a women, and she only lectures him, rather than turning him in
• Important Quotes: "After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he came to be killed, but Jim didn't want to. He said it would fetch bad luck.."(58)
• Character- Jim is a very superstitious man, when he thinks that many things will bring bad luck as in the speaking of the dead man.
• Lesson Learned: Huck learns that he will not get away with every lie he tells, therefore the lesson is to not lie.
• Questions:
• What is Huck's first impression when he first finds Jim?
• How does Twain characterize Jim?

Stop 1: St. Petersburg

• Pap is introduced to the story as a 50 year old man, antagonist, with "hair [that] was long and tangled and greasy... it was all black" (24).
• Pap accuses Huck of feeling superior to him because Huck was getting an education and was becoming civilized.
• Pap sues Judge Thatcher for Huck's fortune
• One day, Pap kidnapped Huck and locks him in a secluded cabin deep into the woods, on the Illinois shore.
• Huck fakes his own murder and escapes successfully to Jackson Island
• Important Quotes: "His hair was long and tangled and greasy, and hung down, and you could see his eyes shining through like he was behind vines. It was all black no gray; so was his long, mixed-up whiskers. There warn't no color in his face where his face showed; it was white; not like another man's white.."(27)
• Huck's father is not civilized because his appearance is sloppy, and he doesn't care about what others think about him.
• Lessons Learned: You have to escape the corruption of society in order to find yourself.
• Questions:
• Does Huck have a good relationship with his father?
• How does Twian characterize Jim?

• Huck Finn: an independent, young boy who is skeptical of the world and is not religious.
• Tom Sawyer: Huck's best friend. He was raised in a comfortable enviornment and is very adventurous. He is also a dreamer but sticks to the rules, unlike Huck.
• Jim: The widow's slave, who is portrayed as superstitious. He seeks freedom when he finds out the widow is going to sell him.
• Important Quotes: ''I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead'' (4). A universal theme of loneliness is portrayed through Huck's actions. He feels no one understands him, for example, Miss Watson. Huck feels distant from society.
• Questions:
• How are Huck and Tom such close friends even though they are complete opposites?
• Why does Twain use a child as the narrator of the novel?