Huckleberry Finn Consequences

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Huck faces many consequences as a result of becoming the King and the Duke’s accomplice. Huck’s childhood being a romantic idyll full of fun and games comes to a halt when his actions start having consequences. When he and Tom played games, no consequences ever arose. They could be a part of “the gang” and play tricks on Jim without anything serious ever happening to them. However, once Huck begins accompanying the two frauds he begins to see that their actions have substantial consequences. Jim is put in danger when the King and the Duke make flyers saying that Jim is a runaway slaves, and the four of them almost catch trouble when the real brothers of Peter Wilks appear in the story. Huck also witnesses the angry mob that is about the throw

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