Huck Fools Jim
Chapters 14-16
Sierra Bailey, Julia Bray, Jules Dominguez, Olivia
Melita, Christina Williamsen
sTUDY gUIDE
1.The king wasn’t as wise as everyone thought because he
wanted to split his child in half.
2.Huck argues you can’t talk with french people because
they speak french, but Jim disagrees, and states that
they are still men nonetheless.
3.His realization of death being a real thing
4.He did not see him as an equal
5.Huck realizes that Jim has feelings
6.That friends are more important than money
Summary Chapter 14
Huck and Jim wander through the woods on the island and
come across the robbers’ bounty from the Walter Scott,
they find a variety of valuables. Including: Clothes,
shoes, cigars, and more…
Huck talks to Jim about their adventures, Jim has a
different view then Huck
Huck and Jim read books from the wreck regarding the bible
They talk about the son of the king (Dauphin), who is
supposedly wandering America
Huck argues with Jim about communication between people
Summary Chapter 15
Huck and Jim are headed to Cairo, which is a free state
Huck is in a canoe and Jim is in a raft and then become
separated
Huck loses all his sense of direction
Huck and Jim send a series of noises to find each other
There were a few specks in the distance and after
discovering them, one was Jim asleep in the raft
Jim is ecstatic to see Huck but Huck tries to convince him
that it was a dream
Summary Chapter 16
Huck and Jim are worried about missing Cairo
Huck investigates “Cairo”, planning to turn Jim in
Robbers ask who’s on the canoe, Huck lies about Jim
Huck has a change of heart due to friendship
They stop to rest and find canoe stolen in the morning
The two continue to journey on the raft when a steamboat
breaks it in two
Jim and Huck are separated and Huck finds himself on the
Hucks DEVELOPMENT- What and hOW IS THE LESSON lEARNED?
Friendship is more important than wealth
Jim’s companionship worth more than money
Inner battle about turning Jim in
● Huck lied about being with Jim when men came over asking
about runaway slaves
● Jim hid
● His lie was it was his “dad” in the boat with smallpox
HUCKS DEVELOPMENT: wHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?
“Your pap’s got the smallpox. Why didn’t you come out and
say so? Do you want to spread it all over?” (Twain 91).
“Well,” says I, a-blubbering, “I’ve told everybody before,
and they just went away and left us.” (Twain 91).
“I was a-listenin’ to all de talk. But lawsy, how did you
fool ‘em, Huck. Dat wuz de smartes’ dodge! I tell you,
chile, I ‘spec it save’ ole Jim-ole Jim ain’t going to
forgit you for dat, honey.” (Twain 92).
Literary Analysis: Figurative LangUAGE
Simile: “No, you feel like you are laying dead still on the
water..” (Twain 82).
Parallelism: “I hain’t seen no fog, nor no islands, nor no
troubles, nor nothing” (Twain 84).
Metaphor: “My conscience got to stirring me up hotter than
ever” (Twain 89).
Onomatopoeia: “The whooping went on, and in about a minute
I came a-booming down on a cut bank with smoky ghosts of
big trees on it” (Twain 82).
Literary Analysis: Tone
● Tone changes with Huck
● “‘It’s natural and right for ‘em to talk different from
each other, ain’t it?’” (Twain 79).
○ Inquisitive
● “I set perfectly still then, listening to my heart thump,
and I reckon I didn’t draw a breath while it thumped a
hundred.” (Twain 82).
○ Nervous
● “ I got to feeling so mean and so miserable I most wished
Literary Analysis: Diction
Diction=word choice
Colloquial language to demonstrate character
“Well, it’s a blame ridicklous way, en I doan’ want to hear
no mo’ bout it. Dey ain’ no sense in it.”(Twain 79).
“De ‘spute warn’t ‘bout a half a chile, de ‘spute was ‘bout
a whole chile...Doan’ talk to me ‘bout Sollermun… (Twain
78).