In the mid-1800s, many things seemed simple. Almost everyone in society had no problem owning slaves, because slaves apparently had no importance in their own right and, frankly, had no use outside of work. People also saw fit to do whatever the Bible preached was right, whether or not it harmed others, simply so that they could justify to themselves and others that they had good morals. Yet there were people in this society who did not understand how all this was happening, because their conscience told them otherwise. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Twain reflects on society by revealing that the main character himself is one of these people. No matter where Huck goes, the society he is supposed to be a part of tells him how he should act and what is "right", but their actions then betray them as hypocrites, leaving Huck confused and unsure of what really is. just ". » and what is not. He experiences this with people such as his town's judge, two feuding families he meets, and a man named Sherburn. One of the first times Huckleberry sees this contrast between a person and their actions takes place in his own city of St. Petersburg. When Judge Thatcher and the widow who cares for Huck try to gain custody of Huck, the new judge refuses, saying that "...the courts should not intervene and separate families if they could help it...he would rather not take a child away from his father” (Twain 23). Even if this is true, the judge does not take into account the circumstances concerning this family. On paper he is right and doing what his job requires, but being a judge must also require him to ensure that his clients are safe and protected from danger. middle of paper ......nkard was just as helpless as the excluded women. Sherburn, although out of anger, behaved like a coward like the other townspeople, but still claims that he is more of a man than them. In summary, the society that Huckleberry Finn lives in continually confuses him, because the things people say they say contrast with their actions. He sees this with characters such as the St. Petersburg judge, the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons, and Sherburn, and he finds them hypocrites. These incidents lead him to not knowing which set of beliefs to follow, and this impact on Huck is what the author attempts to show in the novel. His commentary on society through this reflection shows that the moral values ​​that a society focuses on are often not practiced by the people within it and do not lead to the progress that these moral values ​​are supposed to bring..