Quotation Responses

Huckleberry Finn


1.) "Dry up! I don't want to hear no more out of you!...G'long to bed, and don't you deffersit me no more deffersits, long's you live!"

The significance of this quote by Duke is to show the disgust that Duck and the King have for eachother after losing track of Huck after his escape. Duke and the King begin to drink heavly to forget about not only losing Huck, but the con men as well. The quotation reveals the downfall in emotion of the two and somewhat shows some hope for Huck's escape. Although it does not seem imminate, Huck knows that their will be no true way of escaping this trouble. As for Duke and the King, the frustration can be seen as it continues to grow, showing a possible future for the emotions that might be set between the two later in the story.


2.) "I set up a shout-and the another-and then another one; and run this way and that in the woods, whooping and screeching; but it warn't no use-old Jim was gone. The I sat down and cried; I couldn't help it."

The importance behind this quote is to truly show the emotions that are running through Huck with all the stress and choices that he needs to make. This part of the story is the beginning of Huck's true innner struggle. This struggle all begins when Huck comes back to fine that Jim has been taken and their efforts to keep him from reaching slavery has failed. This is mainly what causes him to outbreak in tears. The choices that meet Huck at this crossroads include whether he should tell what has become of Jim to Miss Watson or attempt to help Jim escape. This emotional struggle that Huck must deal with is one of the major factors that influences his decisions made later in the story.