Huck Finn Chapter 22

Chapter twenty two of Huck Finn starts with the men of the town still chasing after Sherburn. When they arrive at his house he comes to the front porch and gives this sort of "speech" that makes them realize they never intended to kill him, because they are all cowards. I liked this part of the book because it shows that actually doing what you say is alot harder than just saying it.

The second half of the chapter is when the circus performs in town and Huck attends. It was ironic because the best part of the show was when a man from the crowd comes up to the ring pretending to be "drunk" and conivinces the ring master to let him try to ride a horse. After much enthusiasm from the crowd, the ring master gives in. It ended up being part of the show, but I find it ironic how the crowd always finds a drunk more entertaining and exciting over a sober preson.

In the end, the "King and Duke" perform their little Shakespear play, and only about twleve people attend and most of them left. They decided that their next play they would allow only men to come, and for some reason they thought that that would fix their problem of low attendance. I'm not sure why they think that, maybe they think if the sign says only men, people will think it is more important, and therefore more men will come.