What was the reason why Col. Sherburn shot Boggs? I understand that he was drunk and disorderly and would often threaten to kill somebody. Did Sherburn finally get tired of his shenanigans and decide to do something about it? If that's so, it must have taken a turn for the worse because killing someone is very serious. Another question I had was, why didn't Huck tell Jim that King and Duke weren't really royalty? Huck had said, "What was the use to tell Jim these warn't real kings and dukes? It wouldn't 'a' done no good." (Twain 154). Was Huck afraid that Jim would do something to them once he found out? This was just a question that I couldn't seem to wrap my head around.
The thing that I liked best about these chapters is how the Grangerford's and Shepherdson's had a family feud like the Hatfield's and McCoy's. I thought it was a really interesting twist, even though I don't understand how the feud started. Then came an even better twist: Miss Sophia Grangerford ran of with Harney Shepherdson! It's a love story like Romeo and Juliet all over again! Unfortunately, this one ended in disaster for the Grangerford's. I don't blame Huck for wanting to get out of there! What I don't like is that they allowed King and Duke on their raft. I keep thinking that as I read farther that they will just take everything from Jim and Huck and leave them with nothing. They seem like really suspicious characters that only take advantage of people and I can't wait for them to be out of the picture.
Huck always seemed to run into some sort of trouble while on land, whether it was his or someone else's. At the beginning of these chapters Huck was able to live with the Grangerford's. That was okay for awhile until Miss Sophia ran off with Harney. Huck then found himself up in a tree in the middle of a shootout between Buck and his brother and some Shepherdson's. As you can imagine, it didn't end well, but Huck was able to make it out and head back for the water with Jim. While on the water, Huck and Jim didn't have to worry about all the chaos of what happened on land. It was peaceful to them. They would travel on the raft with the current at night and was dock somewhere on land during the day. They didn't have to worry about anyone besides themselves and their only concern was that a boat passing by would notice that there was an African American aboard the raft. Huck had said, "I never felt easy till the raft was two mile below there and out in the middle of the Mississippi." (Twain 116). He wasn't comfortable being on land at that point and was only calm when they were far away from that place and back on the raft. Huck also said, "We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft." (Twain 116). They were comfortable on the raft and it was peaceful to them.
The thing that I liked best about these chapters is how the Grangerford's and Shepherdson's had a family feud like the Hatfield's and McCoy's. I thought it was a really interesting twist, even though I don't understand how the feud started. Then came an even better twist: Miss Sophia Grangerford ran of with Harney Shepherdson! It's a love story like Romeo and Juliet all over again! Unfortunately, this one ended in disaster for the Grangerford's. I don't blame Huck for wanting to get out of there! What I don't like is that they allowed King and Duke on their raft. I keep thinking that as I read farther that they will just take everything from Jim and Huck and leave them with nothing. They seem like really suspicious characters that only take advantage of people and I can't wait for them to be out of the picture.
Huck always seemed to run into some sort of trouble while on land, whether it was his or someone else's. At the beginning of these chapters Huck was able to live with the Grangerford's. That was okay for awhile until Miss Sophia ran off with Harney. Huck then found himself up in a tree in the middle of a shootout between Buck and his brother and some Shepherdson's. As you can imagine, it didn't end well, but Huck was able to make it out and head back for the water with Jim. While on the water, Huck and Jim didn't have to worry about all the chaos of what happened on land. It was peaceful to them. They would travel on the raft with the current at night and was dock somewhere on land during the day. They didn't have to worry about anyone besides themselves and their only concern was that a boat passing by would notice that there was an African American aboard the raft. Huck had said, "I never felt easy till the raft was two mile below there and out in the middle of the Mississippi." (Twain 116). He wasn't comfortable being on land at that point and was only calm when they were far away from that place and back on the raft. Huck also said, "We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft." (Twain 116). They were comfortable on the raft and it was peaceful to them.