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What is bucks response about the feud between the shepherdsons and the grangerfords?

that he is going to kill huck.


Huck leaves the Grangerfords because he is getting itchy feet and needs to move on?

No, because all the male Grangerfords had been killed by the Shepherdsons, in their ongoing feud.


Who was the two rivaling families in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

The two rivaling families in Huck Finn were the Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords.


What does buck say when huck asks him how the feud between the shepherdsons and the grangerfords got started?

Buck explains that the feud between the Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords started over a disagreement about a property-line and escalated due to a romantic entanglement between a Shepherdson and a Grangerford.


What event restarted the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?

Sophia Grangerford eloped with Harney Shepherdson


Would you say that the Grangerfords are basically good or bad people?

The Grangerfords in Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" are portrayed as a morally ambiguous family. They are hospitable and kind to Huck but are also entangled in a senseless feud with the Shepherdsons that ultimately results in tragedy. This complexity challenges a simple categorization of them as either good or bad.


What event restarted the feud between the grangerfords and the shepherd sons?

The feud between the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons reignited when a Shepherdson eloped with a Grangerford, leading to a war breaking out between the two families.


How does huck avoid getting killed in the feud?

Huck avoids getting killed in the feud by faking his own death and hiding out on Jackson Island. He decides to stage his death to escape the ongoing violence between the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons. This plan allows him to stay safe while the feud continues without him.


What was the source of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?

The source of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons is never fully explained in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." It is portrayed as a longstanding conflict between the two families, rooted in a sense of honor and pride. The reason for the feud remains a mystery and highlights the absurdity and senselessness of violence and feuds.


In the story Adeventures of Huckleberry Finn violence and greed are motivations of much of the action in this book some examples are?

Here are a few: Mrs. Watson's decision to sell Jim to slave traders (which is why Jim ran away), The King's and Duke's greed, The familly feud between the Shepherdsons and Grangerfords, and Jim's bounty as a runnaway slave, which is why he and Huck have to be secretive.


Why are the grangerfords so wary of strangers in Huckleberry Finn?

The Grangerfords are wary of strangers due to the ongoing feud with the Shepherdsons, which has bred a culture of distrust and violence. They are cautious of outsiders because they fear they may be spies or trigger further conflict.


How does huck get to the grangerford?

Huck arrives at the Grangerford house after getting separated from Jim during a fog. Jim goes downstream in the raft, while Huck goes ashore and wanders into the Grangerford family's property. He is taken in by the Grangerfords and treated with kindness.