Huck Finn
...en you think of castles you think of queens and kings and aristocracy. Ironically they think of others who lack the few finer things like curtains with castles on them to be lower class then themselves. Such minor details make them think they are above everyone else. Along with this false notion of aristocracy the Grangerfords also possess a false knowledge of academics. When Huck asks one of the Grangerford sons to spell his name, The 13-year-old son spells Huck's false name "G-e-o-r-g-e J-a-x-o-n." Misspelling Jackson. Earlier the young Grangerford mentioned the he went to school; it is apparent, however, that he is not as knowledgeable as he thinks. The family with their many books and things think that they are upperclass and very knowledgeable when in fact their son cannot spell correctly. As with most typical Southern families of that era, the Sheperdsons and Grangerfords are very religious. On Sundays both families attend church. When Huck went with the Grangerfords he noticed that in both the feuding families,"the men [take] their guns along" to church. These families are mortal enemies and do not want to risk not taking their guns with them at all times in case they needed to use them against each other. After church the families hypocritically talked about how the sermon "all about brotherly love" was a good one. The families go to church and agree that sermons about loving your fellow man are good, yet they are ready to kill each other the moment they leave the building. By going to church the Grangerfords and Sheperdsons have a false sense that they are good and God-loving, when on any other day they would sin and kill each other. Through these feuding families Twain is able to show the hypocrisy of Southern society. After his encounter with the two feuding families, Huck comes across another feud, this time between two men, Boggs and Sherburn. False images of power are evident in the dispute between them. After Sherburn shoots Boggs, a mob gathers outside of Sherburn's house, ready to lynch him. Colonel Sherburn is not intimidated by them; he feels that "the pitifulness thing out there is a mob...they don't fight with the courage that is born in them," Colonel Sherburn feels superior to the mob, which he judges to be a bunch of cowards. In actuality, Sherburn is no better than the mob that is out to get him. He claims they are cowards, yet his killing of a harmless drunk man shows hypocritic notion that he is above these other men. The parallel belief in fellowship and murder is another hypocrisy. When Boggs was shot those present "put one large Bible under his head," because they are pious supporter...