Mark Twain states that events, even if miracles, should be predictable and reasonable, through the characters of the book(1433). “Chapter 17” of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn violates this rule, making certain events seem impossible and unreasonable. In the …show more content…
This is constantly violated in “Chapter 17” of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with the descriptions of the Grangerford’s house to the Emmeline’s paintings. According to Huck, “it was … a mighty nice house too. [He] hadn’t seen no house out in the country before that was so nice and had so much style” (102). Huck is awestruck by the Grangerford’s home, repeating details unnecessarily. Each room and its furniture are detailed by Huck, going on for multiple pages, exempt of dialogue. Huck also dissects Emmeline’s multiple paintings, capturing even the minute details, “...and very wee black slippers, like a chisel, and she was leaning pensive on a tombstone on her right elbow... it said ‘Shall I Never See Thee More Alas’,” which can be seen as unnecessary. Huck’s descriptions throughout this chapter seem to be redundant and