The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Character

Miss Sophia

A Grangerford daughter who elopes with Harney Shepherdson.

minor

Also known as that sweet Miss Sophia

First appearance: xvii

Miss Sophia's tie to Jim is one of the pressures that moves The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Young Grangerford daughter; secretly sends Huck to retrieve a note with 'Half-Past Two'.

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With Jim (social): Jim and Miss Sophia have a brief, polite acquaintance during the events in the town. With Jim (social): Jim and Miss…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

In this chapter, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Huck, serving as the king’s “valley,” witnes…

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Jim
social · ambivalent
Jim and Miss Sophia have a brief, polite acquaintance during the events in the town. How this plays out →
Jim
social · ambivalent
Jim and Miss Sophia have a brief, polite acquaintance during the events in the town. How this plays out →

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