Chapter XXIX
The pic-nic •Huck on Injun Joes track • the "revenge" job • aid for the widow
SummaryBecky Thatcher is back into town, and Injun Joe and the money drop to secondary in Tom’s mind. The picnic is back on and is scheduled for the next day. That night, Huck doesn’t come so Tom convinces himself the next day he won’t come that night either and proceeds to the picnic. As Becky is leaving her house she tells her mom she is going to stay at Susy Harper’s house, but Tom convinces her to go to the widow’s house with him. The party ends up taking a ferry boat to the feast and cave, which everyone explores, and come out covered in clay and dew. That night, Huck stands watch of the tavern and sees two men walk out with a box. He decides there is not enough time to get Tom, so he follows them to the widow’s house. Huck finds out that the widow is Injun Joe’s revenge for being whipped by her husband (he’s not going to kill her, but slit her nostrils and pin her ears). While the men were waiting for the widow’s company to leave and turn the lights off, Huck runs down to the Welshman's house and tells them what he knows, after they promised not to say it was him who told them. The old man and his two sons grab weapons and run down there to save the widow. Huck then runs for his life after hearing the loud cracks of gunshots.
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analysis |
Becky has such a big influence on Tom that he forgets all about the money and goes on the huge picnic to the cave. Where as Tom has forgotten about the treasure, Huck stands guard and follows Injun Joe because of the extra courage from Tom and the money. In this chapter you sees more development in Huck maturity as he decides to help save Widow Douglas.
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questions to think about |
Will people find out that Huck saved Widow Douglas?
Were Tom and Becky at the widows house? |
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