Huck Finn. Chapters 23-30 Friendship & Betrayal

      So these chapters are basically about the king and duke tricking three girls into believing that they're are their uncles. This had to be the most interesting part of the book. Nothing but betrayal and friendship in these chapters. The duke even starts to feel bad. However, is talked blind, as Huck says on page 203. However, let's start from the beginning of their journey.
      The king and duke gained $465 in three nights by performing a tragedy. When they skip their final performance, Jim questions their royalty. Huck just simply says it's how the Royals are, they're rapscallions. I personally enjoyed how Huck related the actions of the king and duke to King Henry VIII. He told Jim how King Henry betrayed all six of his wives by beheading them. "And he would do it just as indifferent as if he was ordering up eggs," (Twain - 179).
      In the next chapter these crazy men decide to paint Jim blue, "like a man that's been drowned for nine days," (Twain - 183). If anyone comes lurking through, Jim has to scare them and make noises. One BIG flaw here people! If a man is in the woods, he has a gun! If a man with a gun sees this dead, avatar looking thing in the woods, they're going to shoot! These men have hunted before and I'm sure they're first instinct is to shoot. I'm convinced the conartists know this as well.
      Now, this is where they meet the man and tell him that they're the girls uncles, related to the deceased. They go to the funeral, cry and put on a phenomenal show for the grieving family. Huck quickly makes friends with Mary Jane and Susan. The youngest sister, Joe or Joanna, not so much. She doesn't believe one word he says. He does take a liking to the girls the king and duke are robbing out of their money though.
      We start to see a change in the duke, "the bag of gold was enough, and he didn't want to go no deeper - didn't want to rob a lot of orphans of everything they had," (Twain - 203). He's starting to have a little compassion inside of him. Maybe he realized that the girls considers them as family friends. Then again, he is good at tricking people. The king puts his partner's focus back on the gold.
      Huck betrays the girls every second he's not telling the truth. They're friends and yet, he continues to let the men rob the girls. The king and duke give the girls hope, they think they're going to England. Huck knows he is wrong. Thankfully, he comes up with a paln to steal the money. Plan seems pretty good until he places it in a ridiculous spot. You have to read to find out where :p Thus, showing what a remarkable friend he is.
      I was on my toes the whole time while reading chapter 28. Huck tells Mary Jane everything about their visit. I was afraid the king and duke were standing from afar listening to every word they say. I was waiting for them to yank Huck for betraying them like that. The two, Mary Jane and Huck, devise a plan to put the other two in jail.
      The plan turned to be unsuccessful and the three of them ended up being questioned. The money is then found. In the end Huck is free of the king and duke, but omly only for a second when they return to the raft. The king and duke start accusing the each other of betrayal and hiding the money. Surprisingly, they didn't think Huck did it to get rid of them.