One general thought I have is that the title of the book is "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" but what I've noticed is that a lot of the story is Huck watching a scene play and not really having much effect on it. I find it to be very similar to The Great Gatsby and Nick, in which Nick see's everything play out but doesn't do much about it.
Chapter 22
The opening scene on Sherburn's yard was very intense. I found his speech powerful and frightening and I certainly understand the crowd dispersing. The second half of the chapter with the disastrous performance was much lighter and more of what most of the book has been like. Everyone once in a while there's these intense scenes that the lynch mob, but most of this book has been pretty light hearted fun adventuring.
Chapter 23
The new performance I found hilarious to read! I thought everything about this chapter was funny, from the performance to the stupid spectators I thought this was a very funny chapter. I loved that the towns people got fooled twice on the same gag. I don't know why but I seem to always root for the expert conmen even though I know I would pissed if I ever were to get conned.
Chapter 24
This was a super cool chapter because it shows us how the next big con is pulled off. The chapter itself was kind of boring, aside from the SICK ARAD sign, but paired with the next few chapters I really glad it's in the book. Being in on the con and understanding how it works is really cool and makes for an interesting read.
Chapter 25
This chapter was so nerve racking when the doctor guy showed up and tried to ruin all the fun but the towns people/ daughters of the deceased are about as smart as a brick so no problem. I wonder/ think the doc will be back but for now it's just funny to see Duke and King run circles around these fools.
Chapter 26
This chapter contradicts my initial statement on this blog post because Huck starts to actually get into the action. I find it interesting to watch how much Huck's moral compass and emotional connections effect his decision making. Because the towns people in the last con were threatening he had no problem taking off, but because the women are so clueless and upset about their father he feels terrible and is trying to stop the con. I also find it interesting to see how careful Huck is to protect himself. He always thinks through his plans to make sure he is not caught in the middle of it all. I think this forward thinking is a result of his father and how terrible that experience was. Huck knows how bad it can get so he is now super careful to avoid any risk of personal danger.
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