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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Literary Techniques notes. Ch. 29-31. Conclusion of Wilks con Huck’s final crisis of conscience What are the two sides of the argument? What does he decide? Twain’s point? The most frightening complication yet

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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  1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literary Techniques notes

  2. Ch. 29-31 • Conclusion of Wilks con • Huck’s final crisis of conscience • What are the two sides of the argument? • What does he decide? • Twain’s point? • The most frightening complication yet • Pikesville and Phelps place – final location

  3. Preview of Ch. 32-36 • Phelps’s place – more local color • Development of Mr. & Mrs. Phelps’s characters • Case of mistaken identity & appearance of an old friend • Last of king and duke • Ridiculing Romantics again • Education, freedom

  4. Historical note – tarring & feathering • Hot tar poured over body, feathers applied • Not modern tar – probably pine tar – lower melting point • Usually mob form of justice • Effects on victim: • Burned skin • Removal results in pulled hair or more burns from solvents • Usually not fatal, but can be disfiguring

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