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Feudin Families- The Grangerfords are in a 30 year long-standing feud with the Shepherdson family. The feud started when one man from each family got into a fight and there was a lawsuit over it. The man that lost the suit killed the other man, but the family doesn't remember who killed who. Ever since then, they have been in a feud and many people in the families have died because of this. Both families live in the same town and go to the same church. Huck was taken in by the wealthy Grangerford family and noticed when they go to church, both families bring put their guns and put them in between their legs.
Buck- Buck is a member of the Grangerford family. He is around Huck’s age of around thirteen or fourteen. When Huck swims back to land
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Jim was too scared of the dogs and didn't want to be captured so he hid in the woods. One of the Grangerford’s slaves, Jack, discovered Jim in the woods, found him a place to stay where the dogs wouldn't find him, and started bringing him food every night. Jim didn't have Jack tell him he was there because they wouldn't be able to leave without supplies or a raft. He eventually got the raft back from some other slaves that found it and started saving food so they are ready to leave when Huck finds him. Jim has Jack bring him to Jim’s little island when he has all the stuff ready, but Jack tells Huck he is taking him to find water moccasins so he doesn't get in trouble. Huck decides he wants to leave when Buck dies and he and Jim leave off on the …show more content…
He tells Huck that he asked her to do something for him, and he slapped her for not doing it. Jim did not realize that she didn't hear his directions because when she got scarlet fever she lost her hearing. He felt terrible for what he had done and started crying and hugging her.
Arab- The Duke and Dauphin want to play a trick on another town, but Jim complains about having to wait on the raft, scared of being captured while everyone else is gone. The Duke solves this problem by dressing Jim up in King Lear’s outfit: a long curtain-calico gown, a white haired wig, and whiskers. He also paints his face, hands, ears, and neck solid blue to look like a drowned man that has been dead for nine days. To also insure people run in the opposite direction when they see Jim, he writes a sign on the wigwam that says “Sick Arab- but harmless when not out of his

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