The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Examples of Gullibility in Huck Finn? How does Twain satirize them?
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Aslan
I think that the Duke and King really help twain illustrate this theme on many occasions. The Duke and King sink even lower in their abuse of human gullibility and nature by pretending to be the uncles of three orphaned girls in order to steal their inheritance. Huck's views on this scheme are clear, as he calls the King and Duke "disgusting" and remarks that he is "ashamed of the human race."
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daniel s #347242
Thanks Aslan
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Aslan
Yup, no worries!
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Is there a specific quote that can go with this?
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Sure,
"Well, by and by the king he gets up and comes forward a little, and works himself up and slobbers out a speech, all full of tears and flapdoodle about its being a sore trial for him and his poor brother to lose the diseased, and to miss seeing diseased alive after the long journey of four thousand mile, but it's a trial." (Chapter 25)
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geovany castillo h #347312
"Well, by and by the king he gets up and comes forward a little, and works himself up and slobbers out a speech, all full of tears and flapdoodle about its being a sore trial for him and his poor brother to lose the diseased, and to miss seeing diseased alive after the long journey of four thousand mile, but it's a trial." (Chapter 25)
