The Wilkses Part 1
Brandon, Hannah, Andre, Daisy
Summary
● As the raft pulls up to a town, the King and the Duke meet a very gossipy
young man who explains to them that there has been a death of a well known,
wealthy man in town.
● Immediately the two con men knew what they were going to do. As the young
man before had explained, Mr.Wilks had two brother from england who were
supposed to be on their way.
● Instead King and Duke take the role of the brothers of Wilks and inherits what
was left for them, they begin selling most of the property.
● During a conversation with one of the youngest daughters of Mr.Wilk, she can
easily spot that Huck is not from England and accuses him of fraud but one of
the eldest sisters tells her to respect the guest and in the end she apologies
Summary Pt. 2
● Huck feels guilty after the girl gets in trouble because he knows that she is
right. Knowing how wrong it is of the con men, Huck steals the money they
made and gives it to one of the daughters and explains to them what is really
going on.
● But when the family finds out what the con men are really up to, the con men
were lucky enough to escape.
Explanation of Huck’s development or lesson
He learns that the people in society are not always the best role models.
“..took one sight, and then they burst out a-crying …”
“ They’ve got a good thing here, and they ain’t a-goin to leave till they’ve played this
family and this town…”
“I’ll steal it and hide it…when I’m down the river, I'll write a letter and tell Mary Jane
where it’s hid.”
Theme
The theme of chapters 24-26 is that even though Huck could have probably just let
his friends be happy and stayed out of things he chose to do the right thing and
get the money back and give it to its owner.
“I crept to their doors and listened; they was snoring. So I tiptoed along, and got
downstairs all right…” (Twain p.766).
In this quote it shows that Huck even though having to sneak around his friends he still does it
because it is the right thing.
Mood
The mood for chapters 24-26 is suspicious
“I got to steal that money somehow; and I got to steal it some way that they
won’t suspicion that I done it” (Twain 175).
❏ This quote explains how they were stealing the money in a way they wouldn’t
be caught and this is what makes the mood suspicious.
Tone
● The tone of chapters 24-26 is mischievous
● “Duke dressed Jim up in King Lear’s outfit-it was a long curtain-calico
gown...like a man that’s been drownded nine days” (Twain 156).
● “I’ll steal it and hide it; and by and by, when I am away down the river..”( Twain
175).
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These quotes explain how The boys are getting into trouble and the chapters a tone of
mischievous. They are stealing money and pretending to be people they are not and being frauds.
Diction
The diction in these chapters rather illiterate and childish which helps the readers
imagine the scene much more clearly.
“As they was starting down the ladder the duke he chuckles again, and
says…”(Twain p.792)
“They buried him, and we come back home, and I couldn’t rest easy…”(Twain
p.781)