The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Character
Colonel Sherburn
A cold-blooded killer who shoots Boggs and faces down a lynch mob.
minor
Also known as Sherburn, old Colonel Sherburn
First appearance: xx
Colonel Sherburn shows up with force in Chapter XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Confronts the lynch mob from his porch, delivers a speech denouncing their cowardice, and disperses them.
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- Victims and perpetrators of violence
- Central con artists and victims
- Protagonist
- Minor characters and references
- Morbid artistic figures
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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