Study Guide. By Mark Twain. Previous Next. The Shepherdsons We don't know much about the Shepherdson family other than the fact that they are the rival clan of Huck's adoptive family, the Grangerfords. Tired of ads?
His attempts to accept her art and life remind us that sometimes laughter is insensitive: Emmeline and her subjects were all real people who died, after all. The Grangerfords and Shepherdsons are rather like Tom Sawyer grown up and armed with weapons: motivated by a sense of style and this ridiculous notion of family honor, they actually kill each other. Twain uses this incident to comment on all systems of belief that deny another group of people their humanity. Like so many other people Huck meets in the novel, the Grangerfords are a mix of contradictions: although they treat Huck well, they own slaves and behave more foolishly than almost anyone else in the novel.
We should remember that although Jim acts maliciously, he does so to protect his own freedom, which makes it difficult to judge his actions harshly. Shortly afterward, the encounter with the duke and the dauphin reminds Huck and Jim of their relative powerlessness. Although the duke and the dauphin are criminals, they are free, adult, white men who have the power to turn in both Huck and Jim.
Ace your assignments with our guide to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Why does Jim run away? What trick does Huck play on Jim after they get separated in the fog?
When does Jim earn his freedom? How does Huck escape from imprisonment by his father? What dreams and plans does Jim have for his future once he successfully escapes from slavery? What is the significance of the town of Cairo, Illinois? How does Huck escape from the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons? How do the duke and king work their Royal Nonesuch scam?
How does Huck foil the attempts of the duke and king to rob the Wilks family? This starts a battle that ends in tragedy. The Duke: A younger man in trouble that Jim and Huck take on their raft. He tells them he is a Duke and should be treated like one. He is very crafty and is always scheming. He pretends to be Peter Wilks' deaf and dumb brother William. He is tarred and feathered at the end of the book for his cons and performing bad plays. The King: An older man in trouble that Jim and Huck take on their raft.
He tells them he is a King and should be treated like one. He pretends to be Peter Wilks' brother, Harvey. Along with the Duke, he is tarred and feathered at the end of the book for his cons and performing bad plays. Peter Wilks: The dead man who leaves his estate to his two brothers and nieces. The King and the Duke pretend to be his long lost brothers from England. Jim is being kept at her house. Tom and Huck rescue Jim from a cabin on their property.
Jim is being kept on his property. Minor Characters Judith Loftus: When Huck dresses as a girl to go and try to find out some information about what has been happening around town, he comes across a house in the woods. It is Mrs. Loftus' house. She invites him in, they talk, and she fixes him a snack before he leaves. She tells Huck that she knows he is really a boy.
She tests him by making him thread a needle, catch something in between his legs, and throw a bar of lead. Emmeline Grangerford: She is the dead daughter of the Grangerford family. She wrote poetry and painted; her subjects were always about dead people. Huck feels bad that no one writes poetry about her, now that she is dead. He tries to write some for her, but isn't pleased with what he writes.
Miss Sophia Grangerford: She is one of the beautiful Grangerford daughters. She asks Huck to go and get the Testament that she left in Church.
He does, and discovers a note for her inside the book. Harney Shepherdson: He is one of the Shepherdson boys. He runs away with one of the Grangerford girls, Miss Sophia. Boggs: He is a drunk with a red face, who appears to be around fifty years old. He comes galloping to town on a horse, and gets teased and harassed by some of the town members for yelling and causing a ruckus.
Colonel Sherburn shoots him and kills him because he won't calm down. Colonel Sherburn: A very well-dressed fifty-five year old man. He is a respected member of the town into which Boggs gallops. He shoots Boggs for yelling like a lunatic in the streets.
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