Why does huck lie to the watchmen about the occupants of the wreck?

Answer 1

Huck lies to the watchman and tells him that hucks family is stuck on it and they need help so the watchman would follow the ship and the robbers could get away. Huck does this because he feels bad for the robbers and feels that the Widow Douglas would approve of Huck helping the robbers because she has always had a thing for badboys and rascals.

Answer 2

Huck lies to the Watchmen to protect Jim, who is a runaway slave. By claiming that his family is on board, he diverts the watchmen's attention from Jim, allowing him to escape without being captured and returned to his owner. Huck makes a moral choice to help Jim instead of following society's laws regarding slavery.

Answer 3

always. he tells the 'prince and king' Jim is his slave, and the men in a canoe that Jim is his dad (they never see him).

Answer 4

explain how the doctor is going to prove that the king and duke are frauds?