Journal 12

When Boggs gets shot by Sherman in this section of the book the people just shout Sherman should get lynched, but they take no action. Boggs was a town clown who was always drunk, and Sherman was an intimidating man. When Boggs threatened Sherman, he gets a gun out and ills him in the middle of the town. Twain put this section in the book to show human cruelty and human failures. Sherman saw Boggs daughter running toward him but he still shot Boggs anyway. Twain shows the lack of morals and woeful thinking that lead to chaos.