The chapters 26 through 28 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, shows very intense progress in Huck’s development, as he acts on his own for the first time and takes concrete steps to prevent the duke and the dauphin from carrying out their plan. Although Huck has shown an increasing maturity and sense of morality as the novel has progressed, he has been shown to take sides or action, frequently cutting his losses. He has chosen not to challenge the duke and the dauphin even though he has known from the start that they are frauds. Earlier, watching as they scam the three sisters both supposedly are related to, Huck tells him that the sight makes him “ashamed to be part of the human race”. This statement is a big step for Huck, he does not
