HF+Chapters+24+to+27

__ Chapter 27 __ // Plot Sequence: // At the funeral for Peter, Huck hides the money bag from the William and Harvey imposters. During the funeral, a man finds a rat in the cellar. They seal the coffin lid, and Huck regrets doing anything. The kind decides to break up the slave family and auction them off. // Characterization: // Mary Jane and sisters cry and are “miserable” when the king decides to auction off the slaves which reveals that they feel that the slaves are human. The King and Duke are conniving because they scheme and break up the families. Huck regrets hiding the money and taking action when it ends badly. Huck isn’t upset that the slave family is going to be broken up; he is upset that the sisters are miserable. Huck is always trying to have find an adventure, but has soft spots for people. Huck thinks that what the king and the duke did was terribly wrong, and the only reason he takes the money is so that they can't have it. // Theme: // It is the first time Huck takes control of the situation by taking the money and hiding it. It’s his first act for what he personally feels is right against wrong. Shows that some characters feel that the slaves are human. Conventions vs. conscience: the girls feel bad that the family will be broken up but normal society wouldn’t, Huck steals the gold but only to keep it from the conmen because he feels that is the right thing to do. // Civilization: // The contrasting views of the people who feel bad for slaves (the sisters) and the people who don’t care (the conmen). // Twain’s Analysis: // The importance of family and breaking it up. Huck feels bad, but takes action against the liars (the duke and king). He shows the freedom of Jim. That although the king and Duke claim to be royalty but seeming like royalty isn't always good. Sometimes lying solves things. Huck has a sense of softness to the Wilkes family.