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Huck Finn Introducing the King and the Duke

Huck Finn Introducing the King and the Duke. Chapters 19-23. Does Twain believe there such a thing as “too far” from society?. A-YES B-NO. The Duke & The Dauphin (King) Conmen and Satire. Professional conmen- What do they do to make money? Trick people

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Huck Finn Introducing the King and the Duke

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  1. Huck Finn Introducing the King and the Duke Chapters 19-23

  2. Does Twain believe there such a thing as “too far” from society? • A-YES • B-NO

  3. The Duke & The Dauphin (King) Conmen and Satire • Professional conmen- What do they do to make money? • Trick people • Duke: selling fake products that don’t work (toothpaste that take tartar and enamel off your teeth) • King: running a temperance revival and charging money each night while drinking on the sly • Huck does not believe their story. So why does he let them stay? • He wants to avoid conflict

  4. The king himself • The king is basically and idiot. BUT he is smarter than the churchgoers! • What is Twain saying about religious fanatics? • Overkill and gullible • What is he saying about the average man? • Easily manipulated

  5. Sherburn and Boggs: Southern Bravery? • Second death: Boggs • Colonel Sherburn: speech is a violent criticism of the myth of Southern Bravery—compare to Grangerford episode (criticism of Southern Honor) • Sherburn compares these people to the KKK when he says “You didn’t bring a man with you?”—mob mentality • Twain is making the point that it is better to act on your own and not through mob mentality.

  6. “Royal Nonesuch” • The sign “Ladies and Children Not Permitted suggests what? • Scandal • Who comes to the shows? • All the townsmen • Why does it attract a large crowd? • An element of danger and “badness” • What is Twain saying about human beings through this Satire? • We are easily manipulated to want what we shouldn’t • The men who have been conned decide to let the other men in the town be conned before the run the King and the Duke out! What does this say about society’s morality? • We don’t want to be alone in our stupidity • It’s okay to get revenge • It’s okay to con if you have been conned

  7. JIM IS HUMANIZED! • Jim weeps about the loss of his family and shares with Huck and event from his past—slapping his daughter for not closing the door only to realize she was deaf. Huck realizes he is a human being with real emotions.

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