The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
Chapters 26-28
Matt Cardeiro
Anthony Waterhouse
Period:C
Chapter 26- Basic Events
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Huck, the Dauphin, the Duke, and Jim all
stay at the Wilk's house where there openly
welcomed
Dianna test Hucks knowledge about being
from Sheffield, England.
Huck searches for the money that is in the
Duke and Dauphin's room.
Huck is interupted while searching when
they enter.
The men plan on taking everything in the
house and leave in the morning.
After the men leave, Huck takes the $6,000
of gold and hides it in his cubby.
He then sneaks out late at night.
Chapter 26- Characters
Joanna: The youngest of the Wilks
sisters. She test Huck's knowledge
about living in England. Has a clefted
lip ( a birth deffect)
Huck: Claims he is from England and
has holes in his stories that Joanna is
testing him on. he is suppose to be
from Sheffield, England
Duke + Dauphin: lying, greedy,
selfish men who only seek wealth. The
Dauphin is pretending to be protestant
minister.
Mary Jane + Susan: Sisters of the
Wilk family
Chapter 26- Quotations
" 'Lay your hand on this book and say it.'
I see it warn't nothing but a dictionary, so I laid my hand on
it." (Twain 157)
Analysis: This quote shows how religously uneducated
Huck is. What he thinks is just a dictionary, is a Bible and
what hes doing is swaring on it. Many Catholics consider
this a huge deal to swear on the Bible so when people do it,
its usually an honest answer.
Chapter 26- Quotations
" 'Because Mary Jane'll be in the morning from this out;
and first you know the nigger that does up the rooms will
get an order to box these duds up at put 'em away; and do
you reckon a nigger can run across money and not borrow
some of it?" (Twain 160)
Analysis: This shows the stereotype of a slave to steal
money and not be honest with it. They were looked at as
rats more than humans who will take things. Portrays the
racism back then.
Chapter 28- Basic Events
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Huck see Mary Jane crying in her room
she is devistated by the seperation of her slaves
Huck tells Jane that theyll be reunited soon. when
Jane asks why Huck has a hard time telling the truth
but eventually does. she is intructed to wait at a friends
house in order to get her slaves back
Huck leaves a note telling the where abouts of the
money
Huck says he's never seen Mary Jane to this day but
he hasnt forgotten about her.
Huck tells the two other sisters where Mary Jane has
gone, but he makes sure they keep it a secret by
tricking them
Claiming to be the "real" Wilks uncles, they halt the
family possesion bidding/auction
Chapter 28- Quotations
" Well, i says to myself at last, I'm a-going to chance it; I'll
up and tell you the truth this time, though it does seem
most like setting down on a kag of powder and touching it
off just to see where you'll go to." (Twain 167)
Analysis: This displays Huck's lack of trust with people. this
may be due to his pap and how he treats him. it also shows
that he rarely tells the truth and when he does he doesnt
know where it will lead him.
Themes
1.) One can not lie forever. Huck
has lied very frequently
throughout the whole novel and
he eventually gets caught for it by
Joanna (twice). His lies are
sometimes very clever and
believable which lets him believe
that he can keep doing it. He is
never questioned about his lies
until now.
Questions
- What do you think would of happened if the
Dauphin and Duke found Huck hiding? What
would they have done? What would Huck of
done?
Work Cited
http://singlemaltmonkey.wordpress.
com/2011/01/23/parquel-gets-a-hit/
http://www.thefeeherytheory.
com/2011/03/17/pot-of-gold/
http://junebugszoom.blogspot.
com/2009_05_01_archive.html
http://gemparenting.wordpress.
com/2008/05/26/motivational-mondayteens-and-lying/