Colonel Sherburn and Colonel Grangerford are both authoritative figures in their respective stories, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. They both represent the entrenched power structures of their communities, with Sherburn embodying the Law and Order of the town and Grangerford representing the aristocracy of the South. However, while Sherburn uses his authority to maintain order and justice, Grangerford's authority is used to perpetuate a cycle of violence and revenge within his family.
The father of the Grangerford family in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is Colonel Grangerford. He is a wealthy Southern landowner who takes Huck in and treats him like one of his own family.
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In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Jim is falsely accused of shooting Boggs, but the actual person who shot him was Colonel Sherburn. Boggs was a drunk man who challenged Colonel Sherburn, resulting in his fatal shooting.
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The townspeople are shocked and angry at Colonel Sherburn for killing Boggs, but they are also afraid to do anything about it because of Sherburn's reputation for violence. Some may feel that Boggs had it coming due to his own behavior, while others may see Sherburn's actions as unjustified.
Boggs, being drunk, decides to threaten Colonel Sherburn and says he's going to kill him. Boggs has been doing this for many years; always threatening different people but never actually killing them. Colonel Sherburn then warns/threatens Boggs that if he doesn't stop, he'll shoot him. And he didn't stop; it got serious, then he shot him.
Colonel Sherburn views the average man as cowardly and lacking in moral courage. He believes that most people are quick to judge others but are unwilling to stand up for what they believe in themselves. Sherburn values integrity and courage, qualities he feels are often lacking in the average man.
The short answer to the question of how Col. Grangerford contrasts with Pap Finn is "in every way possible". More specifically, Colonel Grangerford was everything to Huck that Pap wasn't. Where Pap was a mean drunk, the colonel was a gentleman who drank, but never to excess. Pap was violent and disrespectful, the Colonel believed in being the bigger man, and commanded respect. The Colonel was neat and orderly, Pap was often found drunk in a ditch. It is not coincidence that the boy Grangerford in the story, around Huck's age, is named "Buck". Buck has many similarities to Huck, and Buck could be seen as, essentially, what Huck could have been had he had the right role model.
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The townspeople want to lynch Colonel Sherburn because he shot and killed a man, Boggs, in the town square. They seek justice and retribution for Boggs' death and view lynching as a form of vigilante justice.