Huck Finn: Feuds, Huck Finn: Feuds, Firearms and innocenceFirearms and innocence

Chapters 17-18Chapters 17-18

Guided ImageryGuided Imagery

You need a piece of paper and a pen. You need a piece of paper and a pen. Put away everything else. Put away everything else.

You may close your eyes—but do not You may close your eyes—but do not go to sleep!!!go to sleep!!!

Listen carefully and be prepared to Listen carefully and be prepared to respondrespond

The River is…The River is… An escapeAn escape

TransportationTransportation A highway to freedom!A highway to freedom! Peaceful timesPeaceful times A connectionA connection

Turn to chapter 18 and read along as we listen

Huck is now on his own and he Huck is now on his own and he encounters—DEATH! and lots of it!encounters—DEATH! and lots of it!

Emmeline Grangerford (100-104)—she Emmeline Grangerford (100-104)—she writes about death. Why? writes about death. Why?

If you hear about death constantly can you If you hear about death constantly can you become numb to it? become numb to it?

How is this a part of Twain’s How is this a part of Twain’s satiresatire? ? Message: Message:

Death is seriousDeath is serious Emmeline cares about the order of speakers at Emmeline cares about the order of speakers at

the funeralthe funeral Emmeline takes pride in her poetryEmmeline takes pride in her poetry Huck feels a connection and believes she was Huck feels a connection and believes she was

very sad and depressedvery sad and depressed

Grangerfords and Shepherdsons: Grangerfords and Shepherdsons: Twain’s Satire Turns DarkTwain’s Satire Turns Dark

Targets the cult of Southern aristocracy Targets the cult of Southern aristocracy and the traditions of dueling and feuding. and the traditions of dueling and feuding.

Thoughts on death—pg 107Thoughts on death—pg 107It’s okay to kill if you’re in a feud!It’s okay to kill if you’re in a feud!

What is Twain’s tone toward the What is Twain’s tone toward the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons? Grangerfords and Shepherdsons? Negative—disdainful: seen through Huck’s Negative—disdainful: seen through Huck’s

observation: pg. 109 church sermonsobservation: pg. 109 church sermons Huck calls Col. Grangerford a gentlemen—Huck calls Col. Grangerford a gentlemen—

what is ironic about this? what is ironic about this? He goes around shooting at others all day longHe goes around shooting at others all day long

Huck and BuckHuck and Buck

What do you notice about the What do you notice about the names? names? Huck becomes very attached to Buck—Huck becomes very attached to Buck—

sees something of himself in Bucksees something of himself in Buck Compare Buck and Tom: Compare Buck and Tom:

proper behavior “It’s done because its proper behavior “It’s done because its done” no other reason. Warning against done” no other reason. Warning against the dangers of blind followingthe dangers of blind following

Huck sees no honor or tradition in Huck sees no honor or tradition in it; he just sees dead young men. it; he just sees dead young men. First death—Buck diesFirst death—Buck dies

The Land is…The Land is…

Society’s playgroundSociety’s playground ChaoticChaotic AdventureAdventure ConfusingConfusing Painful Painful Mixed upMixed up BackwardBackward

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 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

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

Follow along as we read chapter 21-23

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.

“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

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.