The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What is the author's purpose in the lengthy passages about Emmeline GrangerFord?

Chapter 17

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Emmeline has passed away, but she would have been an extraordinary match for Huck. He finds her obsession with death fascinating......... Huck wishes he could write a eulogy or poetry for her in the way she did it for others.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn