The King
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The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Phony King of England | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
confidence trickster
ⓘ
conman ⓘ drifter ⓘ fictional character ⓘ swindler ⓘ |
| alias |
Dauphin
ⓘ
King ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, middle chapters (river journey episodes) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fraudulent theatrical performances
ⓘ
the “Royal Nonesuch” scam ⓘ |
| characterType | unscrupulous drifter ⓘ |
| claimsToBe |
Louis XVII of France
ⓘ
surface form:
the lost Dauphin of France
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| deceives |
Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
Jim ⓘ various townspeople along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Tom Sawyer universe
ⓘ
surface form:
Huckleberry Finn universe
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | example of satirical portrayal of American society ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
dishonest
ⓘ
selfish ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | source of conflict and tension in the river episodes ⓘ |
| notableScheme | Wilks family inheritance fraud ⓘ |
| occupation |
impostor
ⓘ
itinerant con artist ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | The Duke ⓘ |
| posesAs |
Frenchman
ⓘ
reformed pirate ⓘ religious revivalist ⓘ rightful heir of Peter Wilks ⓘ |
| relationshipToHuck | temporary traveling companion ⓘ |
| relationshipToJim | temporary traveling companion ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| themeContribution |
critique of fraud and gullibility
ⓘ
exploration of morality and conscience through Huck’s reactions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre–Civil War American South ⓘ |
| travelsWith |
Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
Jim ⓘ The Duke ⓘ |
| treatsAsProperty | Jim ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robin Hood (1973 film)
this entity surface form:
The Phony King of England