Huck Finn's Conflict With Society
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Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1883. The
novel deals with many problems of society. Huck Finn "can't stand"
hypocrisy, greed and "sivilz"ation, qualities that are still present today.
One trait shown in Huck Finn is hypocrisy. In Twain's other novels,
as well as Huck Fi ....
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.... and kill each other. They take
part in feuds, even when they cannot remember the cause. They kill each
other in duels for no reason, but say that it was in the name of honor.
All of this hypocrisy makes Huck want to rebel against this society.
Hypocrisy is still present in society today. There are many
reported cases of clergy having affairs or molesting children. For
instance, Reverend Baker has had relationships with prostitutes. He always
apologizes, but then he does it again. One o ....
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