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What are examples of hypocrisy in Huck Finn?
An example of hypocrisy in the civilized society is when the judge allowed Pap to gain custody over Huck. Jim also has children but cannot gain custody over them, even though the law is the same. Regardless of Pap being a drunk and a dangerous man, he was allowed to take responsibility of Huck.
How is PAP a hypocrite?
Pap Finn offers a few examples of hypocrisy. He claims ownership over his son’s money though he had no part in raising Huck, took no part in procuring the money and took no risk to get it as Huck did. The argument Pap makes in this case is based on family obligation.
Why do the fake Wilks brothers have a problem?
Summary: Chapter 29 The real Harvey Wilks, in an authentic English accent, explains the reasons he and his brother, William, were delayed: their luggage was misdirected, and his mute brother broke his arm, leaving him unable to communicate by signs.
Why doesn’t the audience take care of the King and Duke?
The audience hated the comedy show because it was so short and wanted to lynch the king and duke, but they wanted the rest of the town to fall for the duke and kings prank, so they wouldn’t look like the only stupid ones and then everyone in the town could lynch the king and duke together.
Who is hypocritical in Huck Finn?
When Huck, Tom and Jim plot Jim’s escape Jim reveals to Tom that Mr Phelps “come in every day or two to pray with him.”(Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, p. 419). Mr Phelps is hypocritical since his reason to pray with Jim is that the he has no one else to pray with; he does not really care about Jim.
How do the Grangerfords represent hypocrisy?
The two families show their religious hypocrisy first by going to church and listening to the preacher talk about brotherly love and kindness. Their religion is centrally focused on love, peace, and forgiveness, but what they practice is hate, vengeance, and violence.
How is the widow a hypocrite?
Huck is observing that the Widow Douglas is a hypocrite because she will not allow Huck to smoke tobacco.
How is Jim like Huck’s father?
Jim does not want Huck to suffer through the pain of seeing his dead father, and this moment establishes Jim as a father figure to Huck. Jim’s logic, compassion, intelligence, and above all, his loyalty toward Huck, Tom, and his own family, establish him as a heroic figure.
What happened to the $40 the king had from selling Jim?
Huck writes a letter to Miss Watson to tell her about Jim. What does he do with the letter? What happened to the $40 the King had from selling Jim? So, Huck is now pretending to Tom Sawyer.
How did Tom figure out where Jim was locked up?
Terms in this set (30) How does Tom figure out that Jim is being held in a locked hut? Why doesn’t Tom like Huck’s plan for rescuing Jim? Tom tells Huck a story about a prisoner who dug his way out of a solid rock prison with a pocketknife.
Why is Jim dressed up as a sick Arab?
Why is Jim dressed up like a sick Arab? So that people will think he is a sick Arab instead of a runaway slave. The idea is to scare people away with his sickly, offensive appearance, but if that doesn’t help, the duke advises him to step out of the wigwam and howl “like a wild beast.”
Why are the King and the Duke fighting?
Chap 30: Why are the king and duke fighting? Because the king thinks the duke hid the gold in the coffin to steel it from the king and the duke thinks the king was trying to do the same thing to him; they start strangling each other and then the stop and start to drink and forget about everything.