Hypocrisy

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain utilizes the motif of hypocrisy in a “civilized,” society to lead readers to the conclusion that civilization, while convenient for survival purposes, can easily become morally corrupt. Twain develops this motif over the course of the novel, using various characters as vessels for the message. From the beginning, Twain makes it clear to his reader that Huck’s morals are much more advanced than those of the average young, white boy during…

Parents, Condoms and Hypocrisy In 1994 The New York Times ran an article written by Anna Quindlen. Her article is a well written piece in regards to the distribution of condoms in the New York City public schools. Up to this point, the school district had been passing out condoms to teenagers who did not require any permission from their parents. Lawsuits were filed, and the appeals courts decided that this violated parents right to confidentiality. Quindlen writes to show us that this is…

a Mockingbird demonstrates the idea of hypocrisy in small town southern United States, as well as the idea of childhood innocence through the use of narrative voice. Lee’s novel is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression, one of the heights of racism in the Deep South. Many of the residents are hypocritical to some degree, even educators. What surprised me the most is Miss Gates’ (Scout’s 3rd grade teacher) hypocrisy. She talks about how Hitler was…

and we observe his actions. This also means we are subjected to his opinions and views on the world he is placed in. Especially his views on the people surrounding him, the majority of whom he refers to as “phonies”, a word he uses to describe the hypocrisy he finds in the people he meets. He seeks to distance himself from them even going to great lengths to avoid them: “One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies “. (Page 17 line 1.) He actively…

One of his biggest problems about it was the hypocrisy, and the Pardoner was a prime example. The Pardoner is a person who forgives people of their sins, in other words gives them a clean slate. This is all fine and dandy, except this Pardoner takes advantage of the poor people to become rich. He says…

contemporaries and is still to this day a well respected figure in American history. But, this does not mean that the man had no faults. Often in todays world Thomas Jefferson is looked back upon and has been scrutinized by many for his apparent hypocrisy on matters such as slavery and on what he believed limitations of the federal government were to be. Although some of Jefferson’s past can be dark and questionable, he was no hypocrite, but a man who understood that his decisions would have…

from his guardians and from sunday school, but in his own living and experiencing, he faces internal conflicts as he finds that he disagrees with many of society’s expectations. Mark Twain uses satire throughout his novel to criticize the religious hypocrisy that occurs in American society. At the beginning…

must only declare their loyalty to a government who cares about their needs and makes legislation as it best suits the people. What they were yet to realize, however, is their personal act of tyranny upon blacks and women, which makes up a great hypocrisy regarding The Declaration itself. As a person, Jefferson rose to…

for their entire lives. The idea that the effects of sin last a lifetime has been an ageless belief carried through many different faiths, including Puritanism. However, the philosophies of the Puritans often failed to match their actions. The hypocrisy of the Puritans allows them to be effective characters for displaying sin. Nathaniel Hawthorne employs a strict seventeenth century Puritan society and the consequences of sin to provoke sickening irony in The Scarlet Letter. The Puritan…

President Obama’s Hypocrisy President Barack Hussein Obama is the forty fourth president of the United States elected in 2008 and he is the first president, under the constitution, of African descent. He worked his way up from the Illinois State Senate to the US Senate and was officially sworn in as president on January 20, 2009. Given his background in politics, logically, people assumed that he was a responsible, trustworthy candidate for president; however, his actions prove otherwise. His…