tween these two families was fought without rules to determine the winner. Feuds like this often broke out over simple things such as were a property line was. The Grangerfords also helped portray how an upper-class family lived in pre-war times. Huck was amazed that every person in the family had their own slave to take care of them. This family truly helped portray how a wealthy family lived then. Lastly, was how realism was portrayed once the King and Duke brought the idea of greed and selfishness into the story though showing us how con-artists where present in these times. Con-artists and the idea of scamming money from people were widely heard of in those times. People where always looking for an easy way to make money. The King and the Duke showed us how it was possible to do such a thing. Putting on an act of thinking up a scam was not a very difficult thing as long as one could get someone to fall for it. The King and Duke used three specific ways in how to get money during the book. These three ways where, first when they sold tickets for a play they promised to put on, and were known as a disaster to the townsfolk. Next was how then acted as other men and tried to scam money from the Wilks brothers by trying to be them. Last was when the Duke and King sold Jim back into slavery just to make and easy dollar. These men put forth how people wanted easy money and would do many dishonest things to get it. ...
