Friendship and betrayal in chapters 26-30 in the Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn are quite evident.
In the beginning of chapter twenty-six Huck is eating supper
with Joanna (a.k.a. hare-lip). When she suspects Huck of lying Mary Jane steps
into the room and defends him. Huck feels bad because he is helping the
convicts steal the Wilks daughters’ fortune. Even though Huck is not very close
to Mary Jane he does feel bad because she defends him even though he is a
stranger. Eventually the guilt consumes Huck and he tells Mary Jane everything.
Huck tells Mary Jane that the two men who claim to be her uncles, Harvey and
William, are not her uncle’s but are in reality two convicts wanting to steal
her and her sisters’ money. Huck comes up with a plan and Mary Jane helps him,
the plan is for Mary Jane to lay low and before eleven at night to put a candle
out on the window, if Huck does not show up at eleven at night or past then
that means he is gone and safe. Then Mary Jane can spread the news about the
convicts. Mary Jane promises to stand by Huck. Mary Jane and Huck are not best
friends but Huck does feel bad for her. Huck feels bad because she is very kind
and perhaps even motherly, he cannot bear to hurt someone as innocent and kind
as Mary Jane. So you can see that even though Huck and Mary Jane are not the
closest of friends he still does not betray her. He keeps her safe. On the
other hand Huck betrays the king and duke. When the king and the duke are asking
Huck if he had gone in their room Huck lies and tells them that he saw “niggers”
going in the room. Huck betrays the king and the duke by telling them this
because Huck is the one who went into the room and took the bag of gold. It is
right of Huck to betray the king and the duke because they want to hurt
innocent people. In chapters 26-30 Huck really protects those who deserve to be
protected.
3 comments:
Cool post yo! The Duke and King deserve to be betrayed. They completely use Huck and Jim anyway. The friendship between Mary Jane and Huck is notable and I'm glad you put that in there. Their friendship isn't cherished through time but As Huck reflects back it is remembered. This shows there is a meaning behind these helpful gestures he provides. I'd like to hear more in detail about why Huck feels its okay to betray the King and Dauphin but still i like the post. I felt like it was a little bit more of a summary of the chapters then an outlook on betrayal and friendship but still, it helps make the connections you made at the end of the post.
Wow, your entry was really good! When you think of friendship and betrayals and how it relates to the novel you think of Huck and Jim, or at least I do. You certainly opened up my mind to the Duke and the King and how they are the ones that are betraying the poor innocent Wilkes sisters. Its not fair how they were betrayed but that's how life is at times.I loved the way you found a friendship part and a betrayal part within the chapters. Your examples really did wrap around the theme as well. With that being said, Great Job Caroline.
I like the specific examples you pulled. I never thought of Huck's plan as betrayal. I feel like Huck did what he had to do to protect innocent people. He did betray the duke and king. But is betrayal a factor if the outcome will be positive? The duke and king are convicts and deserve punishment. Huck's plan to steal what had already been stolen was better for the masses. So, does it matter that Huck betrayed the duke and king? I don't think so. Huck is an amazing friend. We see that through his relationship with Jim. I think that what Huck did was honorable. Some people would have just watched the duke and king's plan unfold. Huck secretly stopped it. Good job Caroline wit dat betrayal stuff.
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