Lesson 13: Huckleberry Finn
chapters 21-30
Chapters XXI — XXIII (21-23) Choose TWO of the following questions to answer. Each answer should use specific quotes from the book.
1. Describe the murder of Boggs.
How do the townspeople react to the murder? What do the townspeople think should be done? What are your thoughts about this event?
Carefully read over the speech given by Colonel Sherburn at the beginning of chapter 22 (pages 161-162 of your text). Do you think that Sherburn is correct in his assessment of the townspeople? Justify your answer by choosing two or three lines from the speech. Copy the lines from the text and explain how Sherburn is correct (or incorrect) in his assessment of the townspeople.
3. Theme: What epiphany does Huck have in Ch. 23 that advances his inner conflict? What theme is Twain addressing? Make sure to use quotes from the book in your explanation.
4. Pathos: A quality in a work or a portion thereof that makes the reader experience pity, sorrow, or tenderness is called pathos. Generally, the character is pathetic, helpless,
