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Huckleberry Finn Chapter 26
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Huckleberry Finn Chapter 26
Characters-
- Huck ~ very quick and cunning, pretending to be the valley
- The duke ~ pretends to be William Wilks, the deaf and dumb brother
- The king ~ pretends to be Harvey Wilks, the preacher brother
- Mary Jane ~ eldest daughter, redhead
- Susan ~ middle daughter
- Joanna ~ youngest daughter, "Hare-lip"
I Steal The King's Plunder
Plot-
- Huck, the duke, and the king are invited to stay the night at the Wilks' home
- Huck lies his way through a dinner with Joanna
- Mary Jane walks in as just as Joanna is accusing Huck
- Mary Jane and Susan scold Joanna for not being more hospitable
- Huck begins to feel guilty
- Huck plans to steal the gold back for the Wilks' sisters
Authorial Technique
Theme
- Moral Education
Character Development
- Huck's moral dilemma
- The duke and king
Setting-
The Wilks' home
Significant Quotes-
- "I see I was up a stump. I had to let on to get choked with a chicken-bone, so as to get time to think how to get down again." (172)
- "I says to myself, this is a girl that I'm letting that old reptile rob her of her money." (175)
- "I felt so ornery and low down and mean that I says to myself, my mind's made up; I'll hive that money or bust. (175)
Discussion Questions
1. Huck has continued to develop a better sense of right and wrong. Is he doing everything he can to right his wrong decisions?
2. How do you think the duke and king will react when they learn of Huck's stealing?
3. While some of the lies Huck tells are what he considers "good" lies to help save Jim. were any of the lies in this chapter "good" lies?
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