In chapter 19, Huck knows that the con-artists are not truly a king or a duke but he feels  the easiest way to get along in life is to not cause too many quarrels. As a result I think he is becoming mature because he is thinking about the effects that could happen by his actions unlike a child who just thinks in the moment. Therefore, he doesn’t tell Jim about their true identity.

In chapter 23, Huck is showing his maturity because he is able to make his own judgment of people. He understands that Jim cares for his family as much as a white male will care for his own family.  He recognizes that a black man and a white man can have the same feelings or behavior. However growing up as a child he learned that they are completely different because their races are different. A child will not have the mentality or will to make that judgment.  Children listen to their parent’s beliefs and usually don’t depart from it. Unlike Huck who is learning how to separate what he had learned before and what he knows now. He is mentally growing up as the journey goes on and realizing things that he possible hasn’t really had the chance to learn before.

In chapter 26, it becomes evident that Huck is lying because his stories of England are contradicting. After Mary Jane becomes livid when her sister Joanna starts questioning Huck’s honesty, it results in him feeling both shameful and guilty for allowing the duke and king to rob this innocent family. Like I said in my earlier post his conscious plays a role in his growth of maturity. Therefore, Huck is compelled to steal the money back from the conmen. He is now concerned with doing the right thing. He realizes that this is a cruel sham to do to a nice family.