![]() The true heart of the story, however, is the friendship between Huck and Jim. Both are on the run, Huck from his drunk and abusive father, and Jim as a runaway slave.Īs Huck and Jim drift down the river, they meet many colorful characters and have many great adventures. The book tells the story of "Huck" Finn (first introduced as Tom Sawyer's sidekick in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), his friend Jim, and their journey down the Mississippi River on a raft. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary critics alike. A mob attempts to lynch Col.Librivox recording of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.Huck witnesses a man (Colonel Sherburn) shoot and kill a drunk and disorderly man (Boggs) in cold blood.They leave Jim alone, tied up on the raft so people will think he’s been captured – uncomfortable & cruel treatment for Jim.Further south K&D go ashore in Arkansas & make a handbill advertising their upcoming show.K&D practice really bad Shakespeare scenes & plan to put on a show soon.Duke prints a runaway slave flyer so they can claim they captured Jim for the reward $ - supposedly so no one questions Jim being w/them - flyer is worrisome.K&D go ashore to pull a scam - King pretends to be a pirate and takes in $ from a poor community at a revival.Jim takes on a father role: lets Huck sleep-takes his night watch.Huck tells K&D that Jim belongs to him but that he lost his papers - so the K&D won’t try to turn Jim in as a runaway slave.K&D pose a threat to H&J since they are white adults -shift of power.14 foreshadowed this with the discussion of kings Jim is fooled by their story but Huck is not.The two are only known as the King & the Duke.The second one claims to be a long-lost King to get even better privileges. ![]() One claims to be a Duke to get special treatment.Huck & Jim are joined by 2 con-men who have been run out of a nearby town.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 19-30 ![]()
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