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1. Why did the Grangerfords just take in Huck Finn like that?
2. Why do the Grangerfords have to have a lifelong feud?
3. Why does this feud involve killing each other over and over
4. Why did Huck and Jim believe the two people that they were a Duke and A king

This was around the 1830s there was a lot more hospitality back then and also during this time period people had a lot of trust for strangers and will usually help these said strangers we can see this by Huck easily lying to them and they believed it and allowed him to sat with them.
Again during the 1830's or during this time period, people held grudges and grudges for a long time we can see this with the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons who had a feud for over 30 years. These people are also never really educated the way we were and had different customs back then which is what was ordinary for them. We can also tell because they talked a lot about horses and it'll take a while on horseback etc The author is showing what time period we are in.
This feud involved killing because it all started with someone being killed. Once someone had been killed back then this really cant be organized in court courts in the 1830s weren't as organized and proper as they are now. But proper in a way which the viewpoints they have are different from today but in their world it was customary. So it was not easy for the two families to resolve so they will continue to kill each other until a family has been wiped out.
Huck and Jim didn't really have proper training yes Huck had some in the beginning but it wasn't much. And Jim was a slave in which Slaves didn't receive any education at all during this time period. They were both uneducated and easily trust as is true for others in this time period so they were pretty gullible Huck later found out but played along because he didn't want any more problems. But also a bias is present in this. The two people were bias to Huck and Jim the ones who claim that they were Duke and King they were actually criminals but they decided to claim themselves as Duke and King because they wanted to justify themselves and not be seen as fugitives

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Is the irony in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn similar to the irony in Persepolis?

What does Huckleberry originally think of the Grangerford family and what is the reality?

How is the story about the Grangerfords and Sheperdsons similar to some literature/stories?

In this section of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one thing I noticed was the irony. One scene which shows this was the church scene. In the church, the two rival clans, the Grangerfords and the Sheperdsons, are described to be praying and listening to the preaching about “brotherly love”, which is the complete opposite of the current relations between the Grangerfords and the Sheperdsons. When reading this description, it seems to remind me of Persepolis. In Persepolis, Marji’s older self is describing the events that occurred during her childhood. When describing these events, there is a lot of irony showing how naive she is. Whilst this description in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn wasn’t exactly the same, it reminds me of it in a sense it is pointing out the irony of the events occurring. Another thing I noticed was the contrast between Huckleberry’s initial reaction in regards to the Grangerfords, and the actuality of the Grangerfords. When he first meets the Grangerfords, Huckleberry remarks “Nothing couldn’t be better” when describing the Grangerfords' house. In the next chapter though, we find out that the Grangerford daughter is running away. The thing that stood out to me in regards to this was that just because someone may have more than you does not mean that they are happier than you. It is also quite ironic that Huckleberry originally thinks this but after staying with the Grangerfords a bit, they seem to be crazy. Another connection I made was to the short story Bliss. In Bliss, the protagonist originally seems to be happy, describing herself and her experiences in such a positive light. As you continue reading though, there is an undertone which shows she is not actually that happy. Similarly, the Grangerford kids all seemed happy when Huckleberry describes them. But than you find out that the daughter is running away as she is not too happy. The last connection I had was to West Side Story. In West Side Story, there are two gangs who oppose each other, and a man and woman fall in love from different sides of the gang. A similar story is the one of Romeo and Juliet where there are people who are in love, but they're families are in conflict.

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1) Whats the significance of foreign influence on the young United States?
2) How does plantation culture effect the story of Huckleberry Finn?

I think it shows how distant and culturally different the region of the Mississippi River is from the rest of the world, especially Europe. In the last chapter of the span of pages we read Huckleberry and Jim come across two men fleeing something. Both of them end up claiming to be descendants of nobility or royalty. However Finn soon comes to see through their lying and realizes neither is who they say they are. I think this is a mockery of elitism and the European praise of pedigree. As well as a social commentary that anyone can be anything in America.

During the beginning of the span of chapters we read, Huckleberry lives alongside a very wealthy plantation family (Southern "aristocrats"). I think this helps show the perspective of the wealthy in this region and the wealth gap between the rich and the poor. However it also shows that the rich are not exempt from suffering and the pettiness of human squabbles. When asked what started the feud Buck responds with, "Oh, yes, pa knows, I reckon, and some of the other folks' but they don't know, now, what the row was about the first place." I think Mark Twain also uses this to show the reader how common place slavery is in this region and how used to it the society is. The feud results in the death of many of the family members that took in Finn after the other wealthy family ambushed Buck's family. I think this helps reinforce the authors commentary on how the rich can't escape human struggle.

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1. How does Jim's language barrier effect how the reader views him and emphasizes for him?
I don't think Jim's language barrier makes the readers view Jim as any less human. Readers are still able to understand what Jim is saying, it is just with a heavier accent, and missing certain sounds of the words. In addition, it was not in any way his fault that he was not able to speak 100% clearly. Being a slave and a person of color, he was not able to receive the education that Huck had the privalege of having. If anything, I think this makes the audience feel even more empathy for Jim. Being a slave and a runaway, he has gone through a great deal. Going through all of that and not being able to communicate how you are feeling must be beyond frustrating, and demeaning. It also makes everything harder for him. While Huck is able to understand what Jim is saying for the most part, for people who are not used to hearing his dialect, they probably have difficulty understanding him.
2. How does the use of "possession" words reflect the time in history?
In the story, their are a lot of times where possession words are used. This reflects the time in history where African American's were mostly referred to as an object belonging to a white person. When Huck is at the house, he is given a "follower" who will meet his every need. While Huck did not find himself using this slave too often, he still referred to him as "my _____" This shows how, even when you weren't necessarily a racist person like how Huck wasn't, but the time in history it was still the norm to feel that a person of color was a belonging to a white person. Even if there weren't 'racist intentions,' people of color were still felt as less than white people and it was more "their way of life."

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- What is the relationship between Huck Finn and the Grangerfords? What was Huck's mental state when The Grangerfords died to the shootout? How does Huck feel about the death Buck? Does Mark Twain make Huck Finn have a biased toward Jim, even though Jim is a runaway slave?

Huck appreciates the Grangerfords for taking him in. He is fond of their well kept civilized house. But thinks their feud with the Shepherdson's is dumb. And there is death for no real reason. Huck really forms a connection with Buck. He is a kid and he hasn't seen a kid his age in quite a while.
Huck feels the death of Buck is his fault because he's the one that passed the note between Miss Sophia and Harney without realizing it. He feels guilty even though he was just trying to help and repay the "debt"

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Why does the Author decide to keep the two?
What was the motive to include Sherburn in the story?
The author of a book writes about things for a reason. A way to get his message out, to emphasizes how they feel. They are many different reasons why authors write books and why the book goes in a certain direction. Mart Twain is keeping these two people who claim to be "Duke and "King" in the story. Maybe he wants to exploit how naive Huck and Jim are or easily bended. The "Duke" and "King" took their beds. Why would you let two random people take your bed. Mark Twain may want to also show that they will do anything that helps them for example using Jim as their runaway slave so they can move easier through the path. These are just some of the many ways Mark Twain may be keeping the two in the book.
Mark Twain also included a man named Sherburn. Sherburn in reality poped up out of nowhere in the book. He shot someone and he ran of. But their is a reason why Mark Twain put Sherburn in the book. It is because he wants to get his point across. A mob is trying to lynch Sherburn but Sherburn goes into a haughty speech on human nature in which he attacks the cowardice and mob mentality of the average person. Which leaves Huck confused this dude just killed a man cold blooded and now is preaching about this. Huck is confused and so are we. Though Mark Twain wants us to be confused their is a reason Mark Twain purposely does this.

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How is the 2nd bill supposed to appeal to the public and achieve a better turnout?

Why would the Duke and Dauphin want to put on a Shakespeare play?

How do the Duke and Dauphin portray society at the time period the book is set in?

How are the events of the Second Great Awakening being shown?

One reference that really stood out to me came in chapter 22 from the second bill coming from the duke and dauphin. In this bill, they describe what they are going to perform and at the bottom, they write “LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED”. There is then a line which basically says if that doesn’t draw a crowd, then they will be shocked. During the time this was written, women also did not have many rights. This advertisement for the Duke and Dauphin's acting seems to be alluding to this. Generally during the years these were written in, the main people with rights would presumably be the elite white class. By not allowing women and children to attend the show, they seem to be creating a secluded environment, similar to what America was like in this time period. In the chapters that we read, we also found out that the Duke and Dauphin wanted to put on a Shakespeare play. This makes complete sense as during the mid 18th century, Shakespeare became heavily popularized, and this continued on to the later years in which this book was set. It also makes sense as the Duke and Dauphin seem to enjoy acting, and Shakespeare was a favorite for many actors. The Duke and Dauphin also appear to be representing the people during this time period. In chapter 20, they ask Huck about Jim potentially being a runaway slave. This would be a common question for southerners during this time if they were to see Jim on a raft. Huck than responds saying that Jim is not a runaway slave because if he was, why would he run South? The Duke and Dauphin seem to agree which could show how naïve the population is. The last thing I noticed was the notion about drunken people during this time period. In these chapters, a drunken man is shot dead. In the early-mid 1800’s, the Second Great Awakening occurred. This awakening lead to many people trying to ban drinking of alcohol. The Second Great Awakening also consisted of mass town meetings to discuss reforms which were present in chapter 20.

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1) Does Huck realize that the Duke and the King are using him (mind games)? What about Jim?
2) How does Sherburn disperse the crowd? Effect of (being a "man" vs follower, leader vs follower)
3) Why does the Duke and King add the "No Women and Children" to their play poster?

I think that Huck doesn't realize the full extent of power that they have given themselves in dictating him and Jim. As seen in chapter 21 where they essentially take over the little wigwam on the raft and claim the beds as theirs. However although I believe Jim was clueless to the two's extent of reach over them in the beginning I believe he soon realizes their fraud at the end of chapter 21. This is when Jim says along the lines of "I hope we don't run along into anymore Kings or Dukes we've had our fair share of them." This is when it becomes evident that he knows about their fraud and potentially knows that they are just using Huck and himself.

I think Sherburn has a deep understanding of the town he lives in and therefore understands of ways to get them to do things. The town seems very much like a backwater because of the constant tobacco use portrayed by Mark Twain and the sharing of the few resources at their disposal. I think this is also a social commentary on the community they live on and a mockery of their poverty. Sherburn manages to get into the heads of the crowd by calling them out for their herd mentality and for calling them out and saying they won't really go through with hurting him. He had the guts to shoot and kill Boggs therefore he was more man than the rest of them. Although I am curious as to why he really did kill Boggs.

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Is Mark Twain trying to mock the people with power back then  since all there actions would be justified, and no one will question them?

What happens to the colonel does he get put to justice?

The colonel justifies what he does by saying  and showing how he is a very up front person and that he isn't scared to hide his actions, opinions, and views. He feels just because he is in a position of power he has the right to do whatever he wants. While all the other rioters believe he  should be put in jail. Killing someone should put you in jail even if you are a person with authority. I think, Mark Twain wants us to question authority more and not just live life without question. Will we be able to question authorities without repercussions in todays world?

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1) How does the fraudulent behavior of King and Duke compare to their behavior in the beginning or even when they were first introduced to Huck and Jim?
2) When Huck says at the end of chapter 23 that its best not to tell Jim what he knows about the King and Duke how does this compare to a similar thought he had previously?

I think that after each successful fraud that the King and Duke commit that they are further emboldened. It seems they have found a pair in each other. I believe that we can't truly believe what we were told about them when they were first introduced to us in the story. It's most likely that they were both trying to escape a fraud and could have even known each other then. The grandeur of the frauds being conducted only increase in size and complexity and make me question, when will their poor choices catch up with them? From the continual fraud they are conducting over Huck and Jim to the theater scam and the new fraud we are introduced to in chapter 24.

I now think that both Huck and Jim share similar opinions about this whole ordeal. Jim does not want to force Huck to face reality because he knows they are not who they say they are, similarly Huck feels the same way. Huck has now told himself twice that it's best not to tell Jim the truth. "What was the use to tell Jim these warn't real kings and dukes? It wouldn't a done no good; and besides, it was just as I said; you couldn't tell them from the real kind." I think that this shows a continued care for Jim and how despite the region and era that they are in, Huck sees Jim as a human and not only that but wants to protect him. Huck has had his fair share of bias thoughts and exchanges with Jim throughout the story however it seems to start becoming more of product of his environment than Huck's true intent.

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Passage: "What was the use to tell Jim these warn't real kings and dukes? It wouldn't a done no good.

What are Huck's feelings to Jim and what words and his tone use to emphasize these feelings?

Huck probably cares about Jim because if not he probably would have abandon him and rat him out to make some cash. Though just because he cares about him doesn't mean he see him as equal. In page 165 when Jim was questions the Duke and King we can see the way Jim talks and how Huck talks and we notice a big difference. That hints at the power structure Jim words are ratchet and unclear and his pronunciation  is not the best while Huck is mostly clear and had good pronunciation  why may make Huck look down on Jim. and also on page 167 Jim doesn't catch on that the Duke and King are not actually Duke and King but imposters and Huck's like what's the point theirs's no reason to tell him the truth. The is very possibly due to the fact that Huck classifies Jim as below him and its not necessary to tell him this information. Which is pretty important.

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Passage: "He was uncommon bright, the duke was, and he soon struck it. He dressed Jim up in King Lear's outfit-it was a long curtain-calico gown, and a white horse-hair wig and whiskers; and then he took his theatre-paint and painted Jim's face and hands and ears and neck all over a dead dull solid blue, like a mans that's been drowned nine days...Then the duke took and wrote out a sign on a shingle so- Sick Arab- but harmless when not out of his head."

-Why does the Dukes plan of making Jim more free involve Jim to paint his face blue, identify as a sick Arab and wear Shakespearean garb?
-Why does Mark Twain constantly make the human race gullible and angry throughout the story?

This book is supposed to be in the 1880's and we know that during this time period there was mass migration from the 1880-1924, more than 20 million immigrants entered the U.S. Approximately 95,000 of these immigrants were from Greater Syria (present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Israel). At this time, the majority of Arab countries were colonized by the Ottoman Empire. These people left due to political repression, economic instability, and war. Due to the color of Jim's skin the Duke thought by painting him in a "Arab" way he could be seen as an Arab. We know that many Americans were very ignorant, un-educated and racist, so Duke was trying to use this.  We can also assume that the Duke dressed him in Shakespearean garb to make him "fit in," since Shakespeare back then was popular.
Mark Twain constantly makes the people fooled by the King's and Dukes schemes, because he wants to emphasize how uneducated, and ignorant the people back then could be. I also think he may be trying to teach us a lesson, that we cant always believe everything we hear. -Z

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Passage 2: “What makes me feel so bad dis time ‘uz bekase I hear sumpn over yonder on de bank like a whack, er a slam, while ago, en it mine me er de time I treat my little ‘Lizabeth so ornery. She warn’t on’y ‘bout fo’ year ole, en she tuck de sk’yarlet fever, en had a powful rough but she got well, en one day she was a-stannin’ aroun’, en I says to her, I says: “’Shet de do’.’ “She never done it; jis’ stood dah, kiner smilin’ up at me. It make me mad; en I says agin, mighty loud, I says: “’Doan’ you hear me? Shet de do’!’ “She jis stood de same way, kiner smilin’ up. I was a-bilin’! I says: “’I lay I make you mine!’ “En wid dat I fetch’ her a slap side de head dat sont her a-sprawlin’. Den I went into de yuther room, en ‘uz gone ‘bout ten minutes; en when I come back dah was dat do’ a-stannin’ open yit, en dat chile stannin’ mos’ right in it, a-lookin’ down and mournin’, en de tears runnin’ down. My, but I wuz mad! I was a-gwyne for de chile, but jis’ den—it was a do’ dat open innerds—jis’ den, ‘long come de wind en slam it to, behine de chile, ker-blam!—en my lan’, de chile never move’! My breff mos’ hop outer me; en I feel so—so—I doan’ know how I feel. I crope out, all a-tremblin’, en crope aroun’ en open de do’ easy en slow, en poke my head in behine de chile, sof’ en still, en all uv a sudden I says pow! jis’ as loud as I could yell. She never budge! Oh, Huck, I bust out a-cryin’ en grab her up in my arms, en say, ‘Oh, de po’ little thing! De Lord God Amighty fogive po’ ole Jim, kaze he never gwyne to fogive hisself as long’s he live!’ Oh, she was plumb deef en dumb, Huck, plumb deef en dumb—en I’d ben atreat’n her so!”

Thoughts:I think that this passage develops Jim not just as Huck’s partner, but as his own character. So often, he is left behind and we are missing him for chapters at a time. Him sharing his story about being a father gives depth to his character. I wonder if Jim would continue to use these “repercussions” even after learning about his daughter’s scarlet fever. (meaning when she was healed and could hear again)This makes me emphasize/sympathize more with Jim. In the passage before this, he talks about how much he misses his family. He stays up late thinking about them. Seeing Jim so helpless with so much trauma in his past, and on top of that being without family seems awful.
Questions Right before this, Huck is talking about how he never would have thought of Jim as a father, how does Jim sharing his story help develop their relationship?If Jim could say one last thing to his family, what do you think he would say?After hearing his story with his kid, how does your view of Jim change?How do you think Huck feels when Jim speaks so highly of his family?What are some of the other, less obvious traumas that slaves go through

Epiphanies - I never thought about how good of a father Jim was. He didn’t open up about his children too much before this. I also see a connection between Jim and Huck’s trauma. When Jim is talking about how guilty he feels for hitting his child once, it must make Huck feel upset because he was aggressively abused and his father never showed any remorse. I think this also develops their relationship because Huck can have a stronger respect for Jim.

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Passage 1: (Be sure to cite the text using proper conventions) To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin That makes calamity of so long life; For who would fardels bear, till Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane, But that the fear of something after death Murders the innocent sleep, Great nature’s second course, And makes us rather sling the arrows of outrageous fortune Than fly to others that we know not of. There’s the respect must give us pause: Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst; For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The law’s delay, and the quietus which his pangs might take, In the dead waste and middle of the night, when churchyards yawn In customary suits of solemn black, But that the undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns, Breathes forth contagion on the world, And thus the native hue of resolution, like the poor cat i’ the adage, Is sicklied o’er with care, And all the clouds that lowered o’er our housetops, With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. ‘Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. But soft you, the fair Ophelia: Ope not thy ponderous and marble jaws, But get thee to a nun nery—go! Well, the old man he liked that speech, and he mighty soon got it

Thoughts
I think that this shows the Duke’s commitment to learning the story. Language relates to this because they wanted to  use language to trick everyone and show their true knowledge of shakespeare in order to earn money. When the duke says his speech, the king is able to pick it up almost right away. Being able to pick up such a difficult dialect in a very short amount of time shows that the king is used to lying and playing a part.

Questions
Considering the work they put into playing a part, do you think they work as hard as they can to prevent interruptions during their ‘performances’ or do they partially let it slide for attention?
Do you think they prep themselves beyond a simple story and speech? They understand the necessary language for the time, but are they educated in the other aspects of the shakespearean side?
Epiphanies
One epiphany that I had is how experiences they are in frauding people, and how people in our everyday lives can be doing the same thing as them. The king is evidence that the more you lie, the easier it gets.
I also find that white people back then had such access to language. It brings us back to people of color being uneducated and it just shows the real advantage white people had. They could pick up a new dialect with the snap of their finger, while people of color couldn’t even receive an education.

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Passage: “Here, Mary Jane, Susan, Joanner, take the money – take it all. It’s the gift of him that lays yonder, cold but joyful.” (180)
“I was your father’s friend, and I’m your friend; and I warn you as a friend, and an honest one, that wants to protect you and keep you out of harm and trouble, to turn your backs on that scoundrel, and have nothing to do with him…” (182)

Thoughts - My first reaction to these two segments was how shocked I was that the Wilks daughters ended up trusting the Duke and Dauphin over the doctor. This is because the doctor had presumably known them a long time and created a strong bond with them and their father. For them to trust people who claim to be their uncles after only knowing them for a small amount of time is shocking.

Questions:
Are there some people who you would trust more than your supposed family?
How does Twain build up to the actions of the Duke and Dauphin?
What would you describe these actions as?Are people more vulnerable to be tricked when they are grieving?
Are the Duke and Dauphin excellent conmen or are the people just incredibly vulnerable?
Would you consider the other members at the house true friends if they do not agree with the doctor, someone who they should considerably trust more?
What would have happened had the Wilk’s daughters just taken the money?
Was the money all originally there or do you think that Mr Wilks miscounted as he was ill like the Duke and Dauphin suggested?

Epiphones - One thing I realized is that the main reason the Wilks girls were vulnerable to this con was because they are grieving. Their father had just passed away and they are presumably looking to cope. One coping strategy is to ask others to help you, so it would make sense that the Wilks girls want to rely on their supposed uncles. Another thing I realized was that the Duke and Dauphin took a big risk by offering the Wilks daughters the money, as if they had taken the money they would have even lost some of their own money. When looking back though, I think this fits their character art, as they have taken risks in multiple cons so far in the story.

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Passage: "That made me feel pretty bad. About an hour or two ago, it would a been a little different, but now it made me feel bad and disappointed."
Thoughts:
-The author chooses time and time again to make the general public naïve and gullible. Here are two men who Huck found out were con artist quick fooling townspeople left and right.
-We see how Huck's is becoming more and more aware of how awful the Duke and King are. He feels sick to see how Duke and King are using small acts of "kindness" such as giving the girls some money to further fool the towns people, and get them on their side to defend them against any doubters. Huck is quickly realizing how he is slowly becoming them. We see this when  Huck lies to Joanna, and Joanna confronts him of it, but then her sister Mary Jane comes and defends Huck.
Questions:
- Is Mark Twain using Duke and king to represents the evils of humanity?
- Will/When Huck undergo character development and come to his senses and ditch the Duke and King? And will Jim be of influence or will he do it by himself?
Epiphanies:
I have realized that Huck is starting to see how bad, greedy, and selfish the Duke and King are. I also think he will undergo some form of character development and finally ditch the King and Duke. Z

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I says to myself this is another one that I'm letting him rob her of her money. And when she got through they all jest laid their selves out to make me feel at home and know I was amongst friends. I felt so ornery and low down and mean, that I says to myself My mind's made up; and I'll hive that money for them or bust.

Why does Huck feel bad?
Why does Huck do something this time?

The "King" and "Duke" meet their nieces. They find out that they have an inheritance from their late brother, but their not actually the king and duke their just a bunch of frauds. The doctor figured this out but the sisters did not believe him. Than later on when the youngest sister is question Huck she also finds out or on the verge of but the oldest sister interrupts and asked to be courteous to the guest. After this moment Huck feels bad that they have been lying and taking their money. This is from the same moment back in the book when Huck was reconsidering on telling on Jim and giving him back to his foster mother. He felt bad that after everything she did for him he's helping her slave to escape. Though Huck questions himself he continues to help Jim. Though when Huck feels bad for the sisters he actually does something to help them he went and stole the money back from the king and duke. Why does Huck this. He barley knows them meanwhile he knew his foster mom and still helped Jim to escape. Its because inside Huck realizes that helping Jim is morally correct the same as helping the girls was morally correct.

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Who? William Fourth? Well, I bet I have—he goes to our
church.” I knowed he was dead years ago, but I never let on. So when
I says he goes to our church, she says:
“What—regular?”
“Yes—regular. His pew’s right over opposite ourn—on t’other side
the pulpit.”
“I thought he lived in London?”
“Well, he does. Where would he live?”
“But I thought you lived in Sheffield?”
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. Then I
says:
“I mean he goes to our church regular when he’s in Sheffield. That’s only in the summer time, when he comes there to take the sea
baths.”
“Why, how you talk—Sheffield ain’t on the sea.”
“Well, who said it was?”
“Why, you did.”
“I didn’t nuther.”
“You did!”
“I didn’t.”
“You did.”
“I never said nothing of the kind.”
“Well, what did you say, then?”
“Said he come to take the sea baths—that’s what I said.”
“Well, then, how’s he going to take the sea baths if it ain’t on the sea?”

How does Huck see that his lies may catch up to him?

When the Dauphin asks Huck about Sheffield, he begins to be suspicious because Huck does not have much of the information about Sheffield, while the Dauphin held an important position there. Many things happened in Sheffield in the 19th century that would be important to not miss. For example,  there was an epidemic of cholera which killed 402 people. Overall, Sheffield was not a clean place at all. There were two parts of Sheffield however, the richer part which was made almost completely of white people and the poor part was made up mainly of African American. In addition, there was an act of parliament that called an improvement to clean the streets. I think that the dialect in this also shows how, even though Huck is more educated than Jim, his education is not up to par compared to others. This relates to how he doesn't know Sheffield isn't by the sea, and shows the lack of education he received being in the south.

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thinking over our trip down the river; and I see Jim before me all the time: in the day and in the night-time, sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a-floating along, talking and singing and laughing. But somehow I couldn’t seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind. I’d see him standing my watch on top of his’n, ‘stead of calling me, so I could go on sleeping; and see him how glad he was when I come back out of the fog; and when I come to him again in the swamp, up there where the feud was; and such-like times; and would always call me honey, and pet me and do everything he could think of for me, and how good he always was; and at last I struck the time I saved him by telling the men we hadsmall-pox aboard, and he was so grateful, and said I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he’s got now; and then I happened to look around and see that paper. It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was atrembling, because I’d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and. I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: “All right, then, I’ll go to hell”—and tore it up.

Thoughts
I feel like this is the first time we see Huck come to terms with the decision he made to protect Jim, even after everything the widow had done for him. This shows so much of his character development throughout the story and how Huck and Jim's relationship has grown. "sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a-floating along, talking and singing and laughing." The use of sometimes gives a certain emotional aspect to it. In addition, the lack of punctuation shows how he is almost 'rambling' on, which shows his emotional reaction.

Questions
How does the language Huck uses show his longing for Jim to come back?

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1) How does Tom's desire for a spectacle deter from the mission at hand?
2) How is Huck's mentality different from when he first encountered Jim to when he has now lost Jim?

I think there is an immense similarity between the band of robbers that Tom was trying to assemble in the beginning of the book and his elaborate scheme to free Jim from his aunt and uncle. Tom's desire to be in charge and dictate the way things are done is overwhelming for both Huck and Jim. At the end of chapter 36 Tom exclaims, ""It ain't no use to try to learn you nothing, Huck. Run along and smooch the knives-three of them." So I done it." Just like in the beginning of the chapter Tom's desire to do everything by the book deters the other boys from having fun or being actual bandits. In this case however Tom's obsession to make freeing Jim like a prison heist prevents them from actually doing much of anything. They could have gotten Jim out in a chapter or two with much simplicity but instead Tom is making it very difficult because of how particular he is.

When Huck first encountered Jim he felt very guilty for having been an accomplice in helping Jim escape. Due to the the environment that taught Huck that helping slaves escape was nearly a sin. However now with little hesitation Huck is actually going to help Jim escape through a plan to get him out of custody. He decides that even if other people think that this is a sin that he can't just leave Jim because Jim has been a good and kind person to him. Huck sees Jim as a friend and someone worth saving which is a huge development. I would definitely say chapter 31 is a turning point of the story because of this character development within Huck.

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1. How does Huck's perspective change of Jim
2. Why is Huck so surprised that Tom will help Huck free Jim.

In the beginning we see Huck reluctant to help Jim at all but he still does but he doesn't know why. He always has this perspective of slaves and that they weren't human. But throughout this journey with Jim he realizes he his human. So when he hears that Jim was caught he decides that he has to help him. These perspective's on slaves that everybody taught him no longer holds him he has his own perspective from personal experience which shows the evolution of people started to see slaves as people than animals.

Huck is so willing to help Jim escape and by luck he meets Tom Sawyer. Huck is hesitant to ask Tom for help thinking that Tom does not want to help because Jim is a slave. Though when Tom says yes Huck is surprised. He cant believe it and and he still doesn't it. This may be because he thinks of Tom so highly and just because his perspective of slaves are changing doesn't mean that he thinks its okay to help them. He even said ill go to hell because he's helping Jim, but he is surprised because he thinks of Tom highly but he thinks he's nothing so that's why its okay for him to help Jim but surprised that Tom does.

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Passage: “Pretty soon he began to speak, and I see, straight off, he pronounced like an Englishman, not the king’s way, though the king’s was pretty good, for an imitation. “This is a surprise to me which I wasn’t looking for; and ill acknowledge, candid and frank, I ain’t very well fixed to meet it and answer it; for my brother and me had had misfortunes, hes broke his arm, and our baggage got put off a town above here, last night in the night by a mistake” (209)

Thoughts: My initial reaction to this was surprise at how quickly Huckleberry noticed the real uncle’s accent. This to me in a sense is quite surprising as it did not take him long at all to realize it is a legit accent. From another viewpoint though, it seems to make sense that he would understand it as he has gone to school in his life. I think this is quite significant because it shows Huckleberry to a decent extent is educated. This could make him a more reliable narrator. It also could show that education is key to people becoming less bigoted.
Questions: How does Twain establish an English accent for the legitimate uncle?What tone does the English uncle speak with? What language does he use?Is education key for a narrator/person to seem reliable?Would it be fair to consider the importance of education one of Twain’s most important things he is trying to get across?What are some giveaways of fake accents?
Epiphones: One thing I realized when reading this is that education seems to be of importance in the story. It seems as though Twain is commonly making the population of people out to be naive or even in some cases stupid. Twain seems to make Huckleberry out to be quite an educated person despite only going to school for a small amount of time. I also realized that when the English people are talking the tone is much more formal and the language is more advanced. This is probably because Twain presumably considers the English better than the Americans. This could be potentially from England having already banned the slave trade and Twain wants to project them as smarter due to this decision.

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1) Why does the author have Huck imagine that the Duke and King are talking like babies?
2) Mary Jane has a noticeably different dialect than the rest of the characters in the book, what does this tell us about her?

I think that the author shows Huck imagining the Duke and King talking like babies because their fraudulence is becoming more and more apparent to him. Huck understands that everything coming out of their mouths is a lie while the whole town seems to be fooled by them. On page 178 Twain writes, "But the rest was on hand, and so they all come and shook hands with the king and thanked him and talked to him; and then they shook hands with the duke, and didn't say nothing but just keep a-smiling and bobbing their heads like a passel of as-heads whilst he made all sorts of signs with his hands and said "Goo-goo--goo-goo-goo," all the time, like a baby that can't talk." I think this shows how senseless the words coming out of the duke and kings mouths were. However due to the emotions surrounding the death of this man the town bought their gibberish. Furthermore, I think the author indents to show how amoral and heartless these two characters are, having and showing little remorse.

Mary Jane seems to have a much more proper and modern way of speaking English. Her speech is the most similar form to ours that I've seen as well as the most comprehensible. I think this shows that not only is she from a proper family but also to show the regional dialect of her Southern and British heritage. An example of her speech can be seen on page 188, ""I don't care whether 'twas little or whether 'twas big, he's here in our house and a stranger, and it wasn't good of you to say it. If you was in his place, it would make you feel ashamed; and so you oughtn't to say a ting to another person that will make them feel ashamed."" You can also see that she is very manner driven and has had a careful upbringing to refer her high position in society.

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Passage:
"AS soon as we reckoned everybody was asleep that night we went down the lightning-rod, and shut ourselves up in the lean-to, and got out our pile of fox-fire, and went to work. We cleared everything out of the way, about four or five foot along the middle of the bottom log. Tom said we was right behind Jim’s bed now, and we’d dig in under it, and when we got through there couldn’t nobody in the cabin ever know there was any hole there, because Jim’s counter-pin hung down most to the ground, and you’d have to raise it up and look under to see the hole. So we dug and dug with the case-knives till most midnight; and then we was dog-tired, and our hands was blistered, and yet you couldn’t see we’d done anything hardly."

Thoughts: What does the use of language tell us?
Why is Huck reverting back and being a follower again?
Why can't they do it the easy way?
What is a lighting rod?

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The use of language tells us that this was based in the past. Around the 1830s maybe. Language is used here to make it realistic the author wants to bring us back and experience it firsthand which includes the language and we can actually see that the language may be English but it is actually really different. Here we see Huck following Tom again and basically forgetting the life lessons he has learned beforehand. Why is Huck reverting back to this before we will see Huck in charge and taking lead but now we actually see that influence coming back and starting to affect Huck. We also see how Tom is only doing this for an adventure while Huck is doing this to actually help Jim Tom only cares about having a fun adventure which is evident. They do it the hard way because Tom wants to have an adventure and Huck just agrees with him.

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Passage: "Miss Watson your runaway n****r Jim is down here two mile below  below Pikesville and Mr. Phelps has got him and he will give him up for the reward if you send"

Thoughts: Huck Finn deeply cares about Jim and his safety. His first thought of getting Jim to safety was to send him back to Miss Watson and he then comes to a moral realization that its better not to. This shows how much Huck's mentality has changed

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Passage:
“Well it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry for them poor pitiful rascals, it seemed like I couldn’t ever feel any hardness against them any more in the world. It was a dreadful thing to see. Human beings can be awful cruel to one another” (245)
Thoughts:
It seems as though in these final chapters we have read, Huckleberry is fully realizing the awfulness of human beings. This quote shows he understands that human beings can conduct awful behavior. In some ways though, he remains complicit though to this awful behavior. For example, Huckleberry stuck with the Duke and Dauphin for a longtime despite knowing they were conmen and understanding they were not the best of people. He also still remains friends with Tom Sawyer, who has shown the deficiencies of humans in other stories as well. In the story, Huckleberry also continues to put up with Tom Sawyer's actions which make it much more difficult to free Jim.
Questions:
Though young people can change, is it possible for them to act upon this change whilst they are still young? Or are people only allowed to bring about change when they have grown up a bit?What are some deficiencies of humanity Twain has shown throughout the story? How does this relate to the historical context of the time this story was written in?How is Tom Sawyer's character consistent with his character in his own book?
Epiphones:
I think that throughout the story, we see how impressionable children are through Huckleberry’s experiences. Being impressionable allows children to change for the better. Despite this though, children struggle to bring about change themselves due to their young age and potentially lack of experience. In the book Twain is definitely poking at the deficiencies of humans. This would correspond with the time period it was written and set in because there was a big debate amongst philosophers about human nature. Twains writing could be referencing some properties of Hobbs theories of human nature, where he suggests that humans are naturally imperfect.

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Passage
"I knowed he was white inside, and I reckoned he'd say what he did say--so it was all right, now, and I told Tom I was agoing for a doctor. He raised considerable row about it, but me and Jim stuck to it and wouldn't budge; so he was for crawling out and setting the raft loose himself; but he would't let him. Then he gave us a piece of his mind--but it didn't do no good."

Thoughts
When I first read this I thought that this a tribute to the strength of the friendship and relationship that has formed between Huck and Jim. I think that in this chapter we really see the maturity of Jim and the adult in him because of his need and urge to do not only the right thing but also his care for the boy's safety. It's worth nothing that this is despite the peculiar and at times cruel behavior of Tom towards Jim.

Questions
- What was the authors intention of saying "I knowed he was white inside"
- Was this meant to be racist from Huck's side or meant to show the connection thats formed between him and Jim?

Epiphanies
I think that this passage specifically but also the story behind this passage further humanizes the character of Jim. I believe that Twain is trying to show the adult and human side of Jim and give him authority over the squabbles that Tom has gotten them into. I feel that there is also a satire to it in that Jim can tell right from wrong and knows how to treat people the right way despite the region's conception that says otherwise.