The Adventures of The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn

Chapters 19-30Chapters 19-30

Chapter 19Chapter 19

• Huck & Jim are joined by 2 con-men who Huck & Jim are joined by 2 con-men who have been run out of a nearby townhave been run out of a nearby town

• One claims to be a Duke to get special One claims to be a Duke to get special treatmenttreatment

• The second one claims to be a long-lost The second one claims to be a long-lost King to get even better privilegesKing to get even better privileges

• The two are only known as the King & the The two are only known as the King & the DukeDuke

• Jim is fooled by their story but Huck is notJim is fooled by their story but Huck is not• Chap. 14 foreshadowed this with the Chap. 14 foreshadowed this with the

discussion of kingsdiscussion of kings

Chapter 20Chapter 20

• K&D pose a threat to H&J since they are white adults K&D pose a threat to H&J since they are white adults -shift of power-shift of power

• Huck tells K&D that Jim belongs to him but that he Huck tells K&D that Jim belongs to him but that he lost his papers - so the K&D won’t try to turn Jim in as lost his papers - so the K&D won’t try to turn Jim in as a runaway slavea runaway slave

• Jim takes on a father role: lets Huck sleep-takes his Jim takes on a father role: lets Huck sleep-takes his night watchnight watch

• K&D go ashore to pull a scam - King pretends to be a K&D go ashore to pull a scam - King pretends to be a pirate and takes in $ from a poor community at a pirate and takes in $ from a poor community at a revivalrevival

• Duke prints a runaway slave flyer so they can claim Duke prints a runaway slave flyer so they can claim they captured Jim for the reward $ - supposedly so no they captured Jim for the reward $ - supposedly so no one questions Jim being w/them - flyer is worrisomeone questions Jim being w/them - flyer is worrisome

Chapter 21Chapter 21

• K&D practice really bad Shakespeare K&D practice really bad Shakespeare scenes & plan to put on a show soonscenes & plan to put on a show soon

• Further south K&D go ashore in Arkansas Further south K&D go ashore in Arkansas & make a handbill advertising their & make a handbill advertising their upcoming showupcoming show

• They leave Jim alone, tied up on the raft so They leave Jim alone, tied up on the raft so people will think he’s been captured – people will think he’s been captured – uncomfortable & cruel treatment for Jimuncomfortable & cruel treatment for Jim

• Huck witnesses a man (Colonel Sherburn) Huck witnesses a man (Colonel Sherburn) shoot and kill a drunk and disorderly man shoot and kill a drunk and disorderly man

(Boggs) in cold blood(Boggs) in cold blood

Chapter 22Chapter 22

• A mob attempts to lynch Col. Sherburn for A mob attempts to lynch Col. Sherburn for killing Boggs but he shames them with a killing Boggs but he shames them with a speech about the cowardice of mobs – speech about the cowardice of mobs – Twain’s commentary on mob mentalityTwain’s commentary on mob mentality

• Huck sees a circusHuck sees a circus• K&D’s show flops so they make the handbill K&D’s show flops so they make the handbill

more enticing by adding the line “Women more enticing by adding the line “Women and children not admitted” knowing that the and children not admitted” knowing that the men would be curious to see what was men would be curious to see what was forbidden -Twain’s commentary on human forbidden -Twain’s commentary on human naturenature

Chapter 23Chapter 23

• We’ll read this short chapter We’ll read this short chapter aloud – two major scenes:aloud – two major scenes:

1.1. Nonesuch Play (scam)Nonesuch Play (scam)

2.2. Jim’s fatherhood roleJim’s fatherhood role

Chapter 24Chapter 24• On their next stop ashore, so they don’t On their next stop ashore, so they don’t

have to leave Jim tied up, they dress him have to leave Jim tied up, they dress him as a “sick Arab” so people will avoid himas a “sick Arab” so people will avoid him

• The King goes to scout ideas for his next The King goes to scout ideas for his next scam scam

• The King gets to talking to a man on a The King gets to talking to a man on a steamboat who tells him of Peter Wilks, steamboat who tells him of Peter Wilks, a rich man recently dead, whose a rich man recently dead, whose brothers are coming from England to brothers are coming from England to take care of his estate & their 3 niecestake care of his estate & their 3 nieces

Chapter 24 continuedChapter 24 continued

• No one has ever seen these brothersNo one has ever seen these brothers• One is “deef & dumb” and they have been One is “deef & dumb” and they have been

delayed in their tripdelayed in their trip• King decides he and the Duke will pretend to King decides he and the Duke will pretend to

be the brothers and steal the girls’ be the brothers and steal the girls’ inheritanceinheritance

• King pretends to be Harvey Wilks; Duke King pretends to be Harvey Wilks; Duke pretends to be William, the deaf/mute pretends to be William, the deaf/mute brotherbrother

• Huck is forced to participate as their servantHuck is forced to participate as their servant

Chapters 25-29Chapters 25-29

• In these chapters, K&D carry out their scamIn these chapters, K&D carry out their scam

• Only one person in town suspects K&D are Only one person in town suspects K&D are lying – the doctor who was good friends lying – the doctor who was good friends with Peter Wilks, the dead manwith Peter Wilks, the dead man

• The nieces are totally convinced that K&D The nieces are totally convinced that K&D are their uncles from Englandare their uncles from England

• K&D could’ve gotten away early with $6000 K&D could’ve gotten away early with $6000 but the King got greedy, wanted to sell all but the King got greedy, wanted to sell all the property to get more moneythe property to get more money

Chapters 25-29Chapters 25-29

• Huck feels guilty lying to the Wilks girls so Huck feels guilty lying to the Wilks girls so he tells the oldest Mary Jane, takes the he tells the oldest Mary Jane, takes the $6000 back from K&D, then hides the money $6000 back from K&D, then hides the money in the dead man’s coffin in the dead man’s coffin

• Ultimately the real brothers show up and the Ultimately the real brothers show up and the town is ready to lynch the King, Duke & town is ready to lynch the King, Duke & Huck-first time Huck shows real fear in the Huck-first time Huck shows real fear in the novelnovel

• Huck is able to escape to the raft; he and Jim Huck is able to escape to the raft; he and Jim go onto the river thinking they have finally go onto the river thinking they have finally left the King & Duke behind left the King & Duke behind

• At the last second, K&D come running to raftAt the last second, K&D come running to raft

Chapter 30Chapter 30

• K&D are left with no money after their failed K&D are left with no money after their failed scamscam

• The King blames Huck for the missing $6000The King blames Huck for the missing $6000

• But the Duke thinks the King took it & But the Duke thinks the King took it & threatens and chokes him until he ultimately threatens and chokes him until he ultimately confesses to hiding the money even though confesses to hiding the money even though Huck had done itHuck had done it

• K&D both get drunk & pass outK&D both get drunk & pass out

• Huck tells Jim the whole storyHuck tells Jim the whole story