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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 11-13 By: Jill Palmer Molly Ryan Characters in chapters 11-13 Huck Finn- The main character of the novel Jim- The runaway slave that escapes with Huck The woman in St. Petersburg- The woman that Huck goes to when he is in disguise as a girl Jake Packard- Part of the gang that robs and murders people. He was on the sinking steam boat Bill- Part of the gang that robs and murders people. He was on the sinking steam boat and was going to shoot Jim Turner Jim Turner- Part of the gang that robs and murders people. he was on the sinking steam boat and was tied up and was going to die. Watchman- Hes the watchman of another steam boat that Huck cries to and tells him to go save the wreck Chapters 11 and 12 Basic events • • • • • Huck is with the woman from St. Petersburg but is disguised as a girl She tells him about how Huck was murdered and everyone thinks its Jim She says Jim is worth $300 and pap is worth $200 as a reward for catching them In the end she finds out Huck is a boy Huck and Jim make a run for it • • • • • • • Huck and Jim float in their raft most days They get their food from stealing They found an almost sunken steam boat so they explore it On the boat there were 3 men, one of them tied up, and they were all talking The men were murderers and thieves and stole goods Jim and Huck tried to sneak away Their raft floated away from them so now they don't have a way to leave Chapter 13 Basic events • Jim and Huck are trying to escape from the steam boat and go on the skiff because there are bad guys on it • Drifted down the river on the skiff • They found their raft. Jim went on the raft and went down the river • Huck talked to a captain of another steam boat and told him to rescue the stuck steam boat • The steam boat sunk which means the murderer/robber guys were drowning • Huck went back to the raft and him and Jim had the stolen goods that the men stole "Quotes" Chapter 11 "'The nigger run off the very night Huck Finn was killed. So there's a reward out for him-three hundred dollars. And there's a reward out for old Finn, too-two hundred dollars'" (Twain, 51). Analysis: This quote shows that back then a black person was worth more than a white person. This is important because no one respected or liked black people back then. "Quotes" Chapter 11 "Jim never asked no questions, he never said a word; but the way he worked for the next half an hour showed about how he was scared." Analysis: This quote shows that even though Jim had no idea what was going on and what was going to happen he had an idea and he knew it was bad. This shows all the terror the blacks had to live with and think about all the time. "Quotes" Chapter 12 "'I doan' want to go fool'n' 'long er no wrack. We's doin' blame' well, en we better let blame' well alone, as de good book says. Like as not dey's a watchman on dat wrack.'" Analysis: This quote shows that Jim does not want to go on the boat and that he is scared to. He is also saying that there might be people on the boat and that they could get in toruble. Maybe Jim is being the smart one here. "Quotes" Chapter 12 "I couldn't see them, but I could tell where they was by the whisky they'd be having. I was glad I didn't drink whisky" (Twain, 62). Analysis: This quote reinforces the fact that Huck doesn't want to drink any alcohol because he doesn't want to end up like his dad. "Quotes" Chapter 13 "I wished the widow knowed about it. I judged she would be proud of me for helping these rapscallion and deadbeats is the kind the widow and good people takes the most interest in" (Twain, 68). Analysis: This quote shows that he is thinking a little bit more highly of himself because he knew the widow would be proud. This is an important step for him because he thinks he's an idiot but by doing this and saying it makes him think better about himself. Themes Curiosity can take one on many adventures and can have many twists and turns. Ex. When Huck explored the steam boat out of curiosity and found three gang members on it with loot. Lying never helps anyone in any situation, and more often than not leads to a more complicated situation. Ex. Huck lies to the new woman in St. Petersburg about being a girl. He couldn't remember the name he made up for himself. Questions? What do you think would have happened if huck listened to Jim and they did not explore the steam boat? Why? If the woman in St. Petersburg figured out who Huck really was, what do you think might have happened to Huck and Jim? Works Cited Adventures of Huck. Photograph. Bruce, Robert. "Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 and 13." CliffNotes, Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New Jersey: Wiley, 2000. 40-43. Print. C06-48. Photograph. Huck. Photograph. Huck-and-Jim-on-raft. Photograph. Huckleberry_Finn. Photograph. Open-Book. Photograph.