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Hypocrisy

 

Continuing on his way with Jim, Huck comes upon two classic characters, the King and Duke. From the beginning, the two hypocrites never once are their true identities, and Huck is aware of this. Huck says, "Then he turns around, blubbering, and makes a lot idiotic signs to the Duke on his hands, and blamed if he didn't drop a carpet bag and bust out a-crying. If they warn't the beatenest lot, them two frauds, that I ever struck- (Twain 157). What Huck doesn't realize are the great lengths the two will go to, to get what they want. The two frauds do their best to play the role of the Wilkes' brothers and try to corrupt Mary Jane and her sisters. Huck is morally against the King and Dukes' plan. He realizes he has got to get the money and expose the two frauds because of his adoration for Mary Jane. Huck reaches a moral dilemma and decides to tell the truth for the first time in his life. He says " I'm blest if it don't look to me like the truth is better and actually safer than a lie-(Twain 180). As Huck continues on his journey, Jim has become a companion in Huck's eyes. Jim is no longer just another slave, but a real person to Huck. After Jim is captured and taken away from Huck, Huck will face the greatest challenge he has ever faced. He has to go against society, or go with his morals and save Jim. Huck tries to tell God he will be a better person, but deep inside he knows he will not. He says, "I was letting on to give up sin, but away inside of me I was holding on to the greatest one of all- (Twain 205). This realization in Huck is so great and so morally mature that he understands he is unable pretend to be something he is not. Before he tears up the letter to Miss Watson, he says, "All right, then, I'll go to hell- (Twain 206). It is obvious that Huck is the only moral character in the story. For a boy of such young age to sacrifice himself for another human being and realize that fact is absolutely amazing.


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