Huck is especially disappointed when he discovers the feud
that the Grangerfords are involved in because he is initially so taken with the
family.
Huck is pleased by the entire family. He considers
them to be gentle, sophisticated, intelligent, and generous. They are the picture of a
good family in his eyes. This is true of the entire
family.
However, to Huck's dismay, the Grangerfords are
engaged in a long-running family feud.
Their feud with the Shepherdsons, based on a
brutal, senseless code of honor, makes Huck
"sick."
They shoot and are
shot at on a regular basis. Just when Huck felt he had become part of the family, he
realizes that he does not want to be part of a feud.
The
discovery that the family has a second side stands as a contrast to the people Huck has
left behind. The widow and Pap are both only one-sided. They are what they are, for good
and bad, and they offer no duplicity or surprise in terms of
character.
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