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The Feud between the families and the senseless murder is almost made light of in the story and it sounds a silly the way that they think it's alright to kill when they seem like very nice people. One part that really stuck out to me was when they all go to the church service and hear the sermon about brotherly love and say it's a really good one and then go about killing one another again. The point that Twain is making is that killing eachother really IS as stupid as it is in the story. He's saying that there's no need for that kind of nonsense. And the King, and Duke go on and on about how important they are because they are the rightful heirs to some fortune or royal position. It doesn't matter if you're royalty or if you're the son of an abusive alcoholic, you make your own future and human decency has nothing to do with linneage.
ReplyDeleteWell, starting with the Grangerfords, Twain is saying that people can truly have the kindest of hearts and rank high in society but still be so closed-minded. There feud with the Sheperdsons prove that they won't let down holding a grudge. Buck didn't even remember the whole story as to why the were in such a quarrel in the first place. He just assumed it meant everything due to his father saying so. Buck dying proves the family nothing more than selfish people wanting to avenge something long forgotten.
ReplyDeleteOne of the townspeople said that Boggs would never do anyone any harm. He just liked to get drunk and speak his mind, in simpler terms. He wasn't meaning for an actual fight with Colonel Sherburn. Regardless, Colonel Sherburn shot Boggs without a chance. Boggs was basically pleading for his life and Colonel Sherburn shot him. Colonel is an honorary title in most Southern States, especially when Adventures of Huckleberry Finn took place. And for Colonel Sherburn to shoot Boggs without even a chance proves him heartless. To me, that could question one's humanity.
To start off, the King and the Duke are liars from the beginning. Huck Finn knows this but goes along with the lie. Throughout the course of the story we learn how horrible and cruel these two people are. It's as simple as that. They're liars, fakes, and plain ridiculous. Huck states all of the preposterous ways the two of them scheme up to get money. The King and the Duke are the perfect definitions of what bad people are.