Twain uses the Grangerfords to satirize the religious hypocrisy of society. The family is welcoming and friendly, offering Huck a home and family as long as he is not one of the Shepherdson’s, the rival family whom they are involved in a bloody conflict with. At one point, the family takes Huck along with them to church, where they take “their guns along,” while listening to a sermon about “brotherly love,” (pg 112). What is hypocritical is that their values of religion do not correlate with their practices whatsoever, yet it does not register with the family. These somewhat devout Christians are also restless killers, adding to the moral confusion. Like other people that Huck meets, the Grangerfords are a mix of contradictions; while they treat Huck like family, they are unforgiving towards the Shepherdson’s. Thus, Twain is criticizing the contradictory nature of religious people in society. While Twain uses the Grangerfords as the religious
Twain uses the Grangerfords to satirize the religious hypocrisy of society. The family is welcoming and friendly, offering Huck a home and family as long as he is not one of the Shepherdson’s, the rival family whom they are involved in a bloody conflict with. At one point, the family takes Huck along with them to church, where they take “their guns along,” while listening to a sermon about “brotherly love,” (pg 112). What is hypocritical is that their values of religion do not correlate with their practices whatsoever, yet it does not register with the family. These somewhat devout Christians are also restless killers, adding to the moral confusion. Like other people that Huck meets, the Grangerfords are a mix of contradictions; while they treat Huck like family, they are unforgiving towards the Shepherdson’s. Thus, Twain is criticizing the contradictory nature of religious people in society. While Twain uses the Grangerfords as the religious