Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Huck

In what way does the the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons signify the collapse of slavery and Southern culture?

23 comments:

Mr.hayes said...

Teh dispute betwean the Grangerforths and the Shepersons can be relateed to th ewar betwean the north and the south in the civil war. The Sherpersons would in this case be the north because the for the most part killed all of the other family andwon the fude the Grangerforths would be the south because the lost and they made things difficult. Over all the war lasted a long time just like the dispute so they are very similar.

Mr.hayes said...

Natalie Hockey

The feud between the Shepherdsons and Grangerfords is very symbolic of the collapse of slavery and southern tradition in the south.

When Buck attempts to explain the madness of the feud to Huck, he explains it in a simple and almost comical way. However, this is not the case at all, and is just another bit of sarcasm that Twain has mixed into the story. Buck speaks to Huck about how the feud will only end when everyone in both families is deceased. This is symbolic of the collapse of slavery in that it sends the message that the roots of the south in the segregation of blacks and whites will never truly die. No matter what laws are made or what wars are fought, the unfortunate truth is that some hostilities will never be resolved (on both sides). In both the story and in the modern world, the only way that issues can be resolved is through understanding, foregiveness, and remembrance so that such a tragedy will never occur again.

Mr.hayes said...

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Vdawgson said...

This dispute is representing the north and south. Back in the 1800's the north realized that slavery was wrong. And the North basically won. The Sherpersons are just like the north they beat the Grangerforths and made it hurt. The Grangerforths represent Southern culture they are slowly dying out and are losing to the Sherpersons. It is symbolic to the over all war. In the end the G's basically lose and so did the south. It is crazy simular sonn!!! I LOVE ENGLISH ITS MY LIFE SONN HIT ME UP

Amie Ruhe said...

The dispute between the Shepersons and the Grangerfords is realated to the civil war. Where the this town is all about nobility and loyality, Twain mocks the south by this fued. The Civil war was the deadliest war in history and this relates to the Fued becuase both familys end with many deaths. Way back in the 1800s i think, all realized slavory was wrong and the North won. In this case the Sheperdsons are the north because they had won the battle and the Grangerfords are the south.
don't know if this is right
kbye

Igottataka Krop said...

Adam Krop

The Grangerson Sheperson feud is symbolic of the civil war. The Shepersons would represent the north and the Grangerfords would represent the south. In the novel the Shepersons win. This is similar because this is the exact outsome of the civil war. As well it represents by the grangerfords losing the death of slavery. However harney getting away represents the few that still have predjudice beliefs. Buck says this conflict will never be resolved untill both sides are deceased. This shows taht understanding can never be reached on certain issues.

Huckleberry Metcalf said...

Zack Metcalf

The feud between the Grangerforths and the Shepersons shows how the south and the north acted towards eachother. in "Huckleberry Fin" The Shepersons are the north and the Grangerforths are the south their disputes began with slavery. The south believed that slavery was right and the north beleive that slavery was not right and should be stopped. It shows how the Grangerforths (North) are beating the Shepersons (South). the Shepersons are slowly but surley dying out.

Woody D. said...

Twain is trying to demonstrate how corruption destroys us. Weather it be the southern states, the northern states, or just plain life we can never build as a society if we are conflicted and corrupted as the Shepardsons and Grangerfords.

The two families in this scene have been corrupted from the basic idea of a humane society. So therefore they all die and progress nowhere.

j Br33zY said...

I believe that the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons greatly represent the past with the whole Civil war. I agree with Natalie a lot thoo, when buck and huck speak to eachother Buck really doesn't have an explanation for why the Feud started or how it did. This could directly connect to the Civil war, if you ask someone, a lot of people won't really know they just say "slavery" such as Bucks response of just a killing. Also The feud last so long because No one has really done anything, even though you set up rules or laws, people wil break them. And in the story the Feud won't probably ever end, which is the same as some discrimination, how it will just always be there.

-JESSE MICHALSKI

Justus Miller said...

it shows that eventually people will fight over slavery and it will all end really bad

Daniel Henry said...

The dispute between the Shepersons and the Grangerfords is realated to the war. Where the town is all about nobility, Twain mocks the south by this fued. The war was the deadliest war in history and this relates to the Fued becuase both familys end with many deaths. Back in the 1800s i think, all realized slavery was wrong and the North won. In this case the Sheperdsons are the north because they had won the battle and the Grangerfords are the south.
yeah son!!

Sam Dennis said...

That it is extremely corrupt.

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abbey detroye said...

That we are lying to ourselves. When the family comes back from church, they say how good the sermon was on brotherly love, yet they are in this big fued. This shows that the "southern life" and hospitality is not as true as it might seem.

Rachel said...

The Shepersons stand for the north and the Grangerfords stand for the south. In the book the Shepersons win. Harney gets away but still has predjudice beliefs. Peace may sometimes never be reached.

Jesse Carter said...

That it can make people fight for domination

mariel said...

The Sheperdson and the Grangerford fued is most related to the Civil War. The Grangerfords represent the South, and southern pride/society. The way they are extremely polite to one another yet kill their neighbors is a display on southern society's treatment towards slavery. Society in the south taught it was ok to help white people and one must treat another white with respect, however if you help a black person/slave you are sent to hell. The Sheperdsons represent the North. They ultimately beat the Grangerfords, signifying the downfall of slavery. Southern society is not what it seems.



Mariel Schofield

grace k. said...

The fued between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons signifies Southern culture, such as slavery. It represents slavery because there was never peace between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons, just like the whites and blacks never had peace with eachother. The feud didn't end peacefully, becasue the result of it was death, and the collapse of slavery never ended peacefully because some people are still racist towards blacks.

Rebecca Jones said...

The feud between the Grangerfords and the Sherperdsons signify slavery because it was never at peace and the conflict will never really be over.

Marley Pegler said...
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Marley Pegler said...

The feud symbolizes the south and its fixation with tradition. As in the case of the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons, the justification is based not on reason, but on: "it's we do."

This attitude is reflected in the persistence of slavery. Just as all life is based upon family rivalries, Southern economy (and society) revoloved solely around slavery. Even though the contemporary market demanded diversity, the south maintained their agrarian-based society in an industrialized nation.

Christine Blice said...

The feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepardsons can relate to how slavery collapsed and southern culture itself. Between the two families there was a lot of back and forth fighting. With slavery there was a lot of the same things. People would fight to end it, but then their attepmts would be put to an end untill somebody else tried again. Although the fight between the families never really ended, it can relate to how slavery went on its way to. There was a lot of suffering and it was a long slow process to get where they wanted to be. In terms of southern culture, the fight showed just how it used to be. It was a big concern about whos land it was and people would go to extreme measures to grab hold of that land or anything else they desired.

hockeylady99 said...

First of all the fued is much like slavery because they don't know why it started. Slavery started with something as stupid as the difference in skin color. When some of each family's members die in a dual, they realize that it is out of control because they don't even know why they dislike eachother. Also, when the dsughter and son of opposite familis run off together, this proves that everybody can live together whit harmony.
Gretchen Heine

Anonymous said...

the fued between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons does in fact relate to the civil war. The two familes don't exactly know why they are fighting eachother, or stand up for what they think, they just do what their people tell them to. In the civil war no white man stood up for a "nigger," they would just kill them because thats what the other whites were doing. Many people died in both wars, and the end will come sooner or later. it just takes time for one person to fight for whats right.