In what way does Twain employ that device in the incident where Huck “lifts chickens” and “borrows watermelons”? What do the words “lifts” and “borrows” connote?

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Asked by I jvivicgYeah g U #722357 on 11/22/2017 10:15 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 11/22/2017 2:42 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/22/2017 2:42 PM

Lifting and borrowing infers that Huck was stealing.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn