Chapters 26-30

Just looking at huck, enslavement has taken on a new form in the recent chapters. He has become a slave of his own conscience. Also, he has become a slave to the duke and the dauphin. In regards to his conscience, huck has tremendous internal conflict. Throughout the novel, he has some moments when he wants to turn Jim in but he doesn't. Now, his internal conflicts come from the Wilks family. Huck wants to get the money back for the sisters, and he eventually does. What he really wants to do is blow the cover of the duke and the dauphin. Especially when the slave family is broken up, huck's internal enslavement becomes more evident than ever. He wants Mary Jane to know that the family will be together again soon. In these chapters, huck's internal conflict is the main form of enslavement. However, we also see conflict in the duke and the dauphin for the first time. They get into an argument about what to do with the money while huck is in the closet. Another place we see enslavement in the novel at this point is huck's relationship with the duke and the dauphin. Huck legitimately has to act as their slave even though he knows their secret. I would have used my knowledge against them and left them there. In another sense, it almost seems as if Jim gets to be free for a little bit during the other characters' stay in the Wilks residence. He can't go anywhere, but it's still better than being back at home.