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alyssao08
alyssao08
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High School - 11th Grade

In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," what prevented the deaf brother from proving that he had written the letters to the  Wilks?

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Posted by alyssao08 on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 7:31 PM and tagged with adventures of huckleberry finn, characters, deaf brother, plot, the adventures of huckleberry finn, wilks.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    William Wilks (the deaf brother) communicates via sign language. However, he had broken the arm he uses to sign with, so he can't sign.

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    http://www.enotes.com/finn/chapters-28-29-summary-analysis

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    Posted by gbeatty on Thursday November 6, 2008 at 10:05 AM