Read the comment by huck from chapter 23 of the adventures of huckleberry finn. i smelt sickly eggs by the barrel, and rotten cabbages, and such things; and if i know the signs of a dead cat being around, and i bet i do, there was sixty-four of them went in. what insight does this comment reveal about the character of huck? because of his past, huck has a tendency to always expect the worst from people. despite his lack of formal upbringing, huck has good intuition when it comes to reading situations. in spite of his past, huck tries valiantly to find some humor in every type of situation. as a result of his youth, huck has a tendency to grossly exaggerate certain situations.

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Kallie Key

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9 October, 10:10

Read the comment by huck from chapter 23 of the adventures of huckleberry finn. i smelt sickly eggs by the barrel, and rotten cabbages, and such things; and if i know the signs of a dead cat being around, and i bet i do, there was sixty-four of them went in. what insight does this comment reveal about the character of huck? because of his past, huck has a tendency to always expect the worst from people. despite his lack of formal upbringing, huck has good intuition when it comes to reading situations. in spite of his past, huck tries valiantly to find some humor in every type of situation. as a result of his youth, huck has a tendency to grossly exaggerate certain situations.

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Dawson Buckley · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. In spite of his past, Huck tries valiantly to find some humor in every type of situation.

In this excerpt, Huck uses hyperbole, or extreme exaggeration, when describing the stench he encounters in the barrel. Obviously he does not literally mean that 64 dead cats were in there, but it sounds funny to hear him describe the smell in that way. As a result, Twain shows how Huck is able to find some humor in even the most disgusting of situations.