You are Huck Finn. Tell Jim what happened while you were with the Grangerfords from chapter 18.

Question

Explain to him how the deaths, due to the fighting, affected you and include details from the "The Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons."

Answer 1

Hi Isaias! Since Huck and Jim meet up at the end of the chapter, and Jim would be asking about Huck's experiences with the Grangerfords, which comprises the entirety of that chapter, the teacher is looking for a detailed account of what happened throughout chapter eighteen. You are basically meant to write a synopsis of the chapter, concluding your answer with a description of the ways the chapter's events impacted Huck. What you should do is read chapter eighteen and provide an overview of what happened. You do not need to be so detailed that you end up rewriting the chapter, but you do need to be able to provide the highlights. Since your teacher specified that they are looking for "details," it is most likely that they are wanting you to provide as much information as you can. Ask yourself what the big picture is about what is happening between the two families. Remember, in this chapter both the reader (you) and Huck are coming at the situation as outsiders looking into the feud, so you are able to have a more unbiased birds-eye view of the conflict. Use that to your advantage!