The crowd who viewed the death of Boggs travel to Sherburns house with hopes of lynching him.(p.109)
The crowd begins to vandalize Sherburns property causing him to come outside(p.110)
Sherburn stops the crowd dead in there tracks by criticizing their intelligence(p.110)
Huck due to boredom decides to go to the circus.(p.111)
Huck watches a clown perform at the circus.(p.112)
Huck, the duke, and the king go to put on their show and only twelve people show up.(p.113)
The duke and the king change their show to low class comedy in order to attract viewers.(p.113)
The king and the duke post handbills of their new show and imply that children are not allowed.(p.113)
Vocabulary:
skaddle-
palings-
scornful-
heeled-
parasol-
bridle-
astraddle-
handbills-
Qoutes:
" Tear down the fence. Tear down the fence"(p.110)
" The idea of you ever lynching anybody. It's amusing"(p.110)
" You didn't want to come. The average man don't like trouble and danger.(p.111)
"Now leave and take your half-a-man with you.(p.111)
" There if that line don't fetch them then I don't know Arkansas."(p.113)
Questions:
Why is the term injun constantly reinforced?
If Huck knows that he travels with cons why does he not leave them?
Why doesn't Huck battle his conscience when dealing with the con artists?
Why does the author use the word handbills instead of flyers?
Why is Huck made to be very descriptive but no other character shares opinions?

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