Chapter+27

Theme(s) ****- ** **The power of money ** is a big theme throughout chapter 27, as well as a reoccurring idea found in the book, __The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.__ In this chapter, Huck hides a sack of money that was stolen/found in a previous chapter of the book. He hides the money in a coffin, but he never gets a chance to retrieve it. This is partially due to the fact that the undertaker had sealed the coffin before Huck got a chance to get it. Another theme found in chapter 27 is how **adults in society were crooked**. This is another theme that plays a big role in the overall story. In this chapter, Huck has to worry about whether or not the adults, specifically the con men, will take their stolen money back or if anyone else will discover it and take it. I typical society nowadays, if an adult found a sack of $6,000 in gold coins they would not think twice about turning the money in. It would be unlikely for them to take the money and go. Along with these two big themes, there are a couple more little ideas that are mentioned. **Slavery** was a factor in this chapter. When the money went missing, Huck blamed the Wilks family slaves for stealing the money. "He give me down the banks for not coming and //telling// him I see the niggers come out his room acting that way - any fool would a //knowed// something was up." (pg 140) This shows that this was not an unusual accusation as slaves in general were thought of as disloyal and not able to be trusted. People didn't care for slaves and barely considerd them as humans with feelings, but more so as property. For example, the King had to sell the familes and he didn't see the inhumanity of spitting the families up. **Lying and deceiving** also played a role in chapter 27. At the end, Huck has to lie about where the money was. The main characters in this chapter, the "King" and the "Duke" also were deceiving everyone around them. ** Metaphors/Similes/Hyperbole's **** - ** Unfortunately, there were no examples of metaphors, similes, or hyperbole's in chapter 27. ** Setting- ** Chapter 27 is located in the Wilks' house. The majority of the chapter is either in the front room where the coffin is located, or the room where the King and Duke are temporarily staying.
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 * Satire - ** In chapter 27, Twain uses satire to describe the funeral of Peter Wilks and the events surrounding it. He lightens the mood of death by adding humor to the story. This is showed most by the undertaker and the incident with the dog catching a rat. When the dog was barking, the undertaker stopped the events of the funeral and went to see what was going on. He then came back and told the family that the dog had, "caught a rat!" In any day of age this would seem inappropriate in relation to the somber atmosphere. Through the chapter, Mark Twain also pokes fun at royalty and their standards. For example, the King and the Duke are portrayed as crooks and con men who do anything in their power to get money.