1. Suspense
An example of suspense in Huck Finn is when Jim pretends to be a runaway slave and when Huck could potentially be lynched. In this instance, readers can feel anxious for both Huck and Jim because they were in real danger. Jim was pretending to be what he actually was, and Huck was caught lying many times. As a reader, I did not feel anxiety for the duke and the king because they were con-men and felt no shame over the suffering that they caused other people. They felt no remorse for lying, stealing, or tricking everyone that they came in contact with, leaving readers feeling no sympathy for their consequences.
2. Foreshadowing
The king's conversation on the steamboat foreshadows yet another crime committed by the king and the duke. He understands that the Wilks' brothers have recently died, to they take it upon themselves to pretend to be the dead brothers. They do this because they know that there is money at stake that could be theirs if they could pull it off. The conversation foreshadows the adventures that Huck would witness with the king and the duke lying about who they really were, again, right before his eyes.
3. Dramatic Irony
In chapter 26, Twain uses dramatic irony when Huck steals the money from the Wilks family. What he was trying to do was protect them from the king and the duke, who had gone there in order to take the money. Instead, Huck stole the money to make sure that the Wilks were able to have their money safely away from the cons. To the other characters in the book Huck appears to be a thief, but the readers, he was looking out for the Wilks' best interest.
4. Theme
Twain questions the morality of slavery in these chapters through the conversations between Huck and Jim. Jim would talk about his love for his family, which Huck thought was touching because he had never had love from an adult other than Jim. These conversations would show readers that through Twain, Huck was enhancing his moral development by seeing that blacks were no different that whites, other than their status in society. Slaves were seen as uncivilized savages, but in these chapters, Huck can see that this is not the case, but rather a stereotype.
5. Bildungsroman
Huck has coming of age moments in these chapters when he has deep conversations with Jim. By hearing Jim's perspective, he understands that blacks are no different than whites, and that the love that Jim shows him and his own family is more than Huck had ever experienced, making him appreciate Jim much more. The fact that he wanted to protect the money of the Wilks family also proved that Huck was maturing as a character. He made sure that the money was safe and out of the hands of the king and the duke.
6. Motif
The weather in chapter 29 are reflective of Huck's emotions. The gravediggers had just discovered the gold in the coffins of the Wilks brothers, making him nervous and stress about what could possibly happen to him. The thunder exhibits how quickly he ran away from the scene, and the dark sky represents the feelings of anxiousness and stress that he feels about what may happen to him, even though he was only trying to protect the Wilks family from the duke and the king.
An example of suspense in Huck Finn is when Jim pretends to be a runaway slave and when Huck could potentially be lynched. In this instance, readers can feel anxious for both Huck and Jim because they were in real danger. Jim was pretending to be what he actually was, and Huck was caught lying many times. As a reader, I did not feel anxiety for the duke and the king because they were con-men and felt no shame over the suffering that they caused other people. They felt no remorse for lying, stealing, or tricking everyone that they came in contact with, leaving readers feeling no sympathy for their consequences.
2. Foreshadowing
The king's conversation on the steamboat foreshadows yet another crime committed by the king and the duke. He understands that the Wilks' brothers have recently died, to they take it upon themselves to pretend to be the dead brothers. They do this because they know that there is money at stake that could be theirs if they could pull it off. The conversation foreshadows the adventures that Huck would witness with the king and the duke lying about who they really were, again, right before his eyes.
3. Dramatic Irony
In chapter 26, Twain uses dramatic irony when Huck steals the money from the Wilks family. What he was trying to do was protect them from the king and the duke, who had gone there in order to take the money. Instead, Huck stole the money to make sure that the Wilks were able to have their money safely away from the cons. To the other characters in the book Huck appears to be a thief, but the readers, he was looking out for the Wilks' best interest.
4. Theme
Twain questions the morality of slavery in these chapters through the conversations between Huck and Jim. Jim would talk about his love for his family, which Huck thought was touching because he had never had love from an adult other than Jim. These conversations would show readers that through Twain, Huck was enhancing his moral development by seeing that blacks were no different that whites, other than their status in society. Slaves were seen as uncivilized savages, but in these chapters, Huck can see that this is not the case, but rather a stereotype.
5. Bildungsroman
Huck has coming of age moments in these chapters when he has deep conversations with Jim. By hearing Jim's perspective, he understands that blacks are no different than whites, and that the love that Jim shows him and his own family is more than Huck had ever experienced, making him appreciate Jim much more. The fact that he wanted to protect the money of the Wilks family also proved that Huck was maturing as a character. He made sure that the money was safe and out of the hands of the king and the duke.
6. Motif
The weather in chapter 29 are reflective of Huck's emotions. The gravediggers had just discovered the gold in the coffins of the Wilks brothers, making him nervous and stress about what could possibly happen to him. The thunder exhibits how quickly he ran away from the scene, and the dark sky represents the feelings of anxiousness and stress that he feels about what may happen to him, even though he was only trying to protect the Wilks family from the duke and the king.