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How do the townspeople react to Boggs murder?
As Huck explores, a drunken man named Boggs races into town vowing to kill a man named Colonel Sherburn. The local townspeople laugh at Boggs and remark that his behavior is common practice, and he is harmless. Boggs continues to swear at Sherburn, and, in retaliation, Sherburn levels a pistol and kills him.
Why is the town at the beginning of Chapter 21 described so carefully?
Why is the town at the beginning of Chapter 21 described so carefully? Seems like just another small town so the murder is shocking; shows the inherent violence inhumanity.
What does Sherburn do to upset townspeople?
What does Sherburn do to upset the townspeople? Boggs is the town drunk and Sherburn is the Colonel of the town. At some point, Sherburn decides he isn’t going to stand for Boggs foolishness and shoots him. This angers the townspeople.
Why does Huck accept the outsiders?
Huck accepts the outsiders, “for what you want, above all things, on a raft, is for everybody to be satisfied, and feel right and kind toward the others.” Because its a small space and he wants them to get along with each other. What comments about like does the camp meeting demonstrate? The people believe lies.
Why does Huck enjoy the circus so much?
Huck enjoys the circus because it is pleasant relief from the king and the duke and the problems helping Jim escape. He loves seeing the costumes, acrobats and clowns. Ironically, Huck, who is somewhat of a con artist himself, doesn’t recognize a con when a supposed drunk insists on riding the horses.
Why did Jim feel bad about hitting his daughter?
Jim is torn apart when he hears a thud in the distance that reminds him of the time he beat his daughter Lizabeth for not doing what he told her to do. When he was beating her, Jim didn’t realize that Lizabeth couldn’t hear his instructions because a bout with scarlet fever had left her deaf.
Why does Huck dress like a girl?
Why does Huck dress as a girl to go ashore? Huck disguises himself as a girl to go ashore so no one would suspect his true identity. He went ashore to find out what was going on and whether the townspeople were still looking for him and Jim. He found out that people think Pap Finn or Jim may have killed Huck.
Does Huck Finn pretend to be in the circus?
Huck is a born trickster himself and the irony is that he cannot understand that a trick is being played on him. The man on the horse is really just pretending to be drunk, just as Huck pretends to be many things on his trip down the river.