"Don't it s'prise you de way dem kings carries
on, Huck?"
"No," I says, "it don't."
"Why don't it, Huck?"
"Well, it don't, because it's in the breed. I
reckon they're all alike."
"But, Huck, dese kings o' ourn is reglar
rapscallions; dat's jist what dey is; dey's
reglar rapscallions."
"Well that's what I'm a-sayin; all kings is
mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out."
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7.
What's funny about this passage?
✔ Huck has decided that all kings are rascals.
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What is Twain's intent or meaning?
✔ Even children recognize the abuse of power.
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What could Twain's viewpoint be, based on the
humor and the author's intent?
✔ Rulers ábuse their power.
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