Satire of the Grangerfords and PapIn Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Grangerfords and Pap are two of the characters used by Twain to condemn civilized society. Twain uses satire to express his belief that “civilized” society is neither moral, ethical, nor civilized. Exaggeration, stereotypes, and irony are used throughout the story to satirize and expose the Grangerfords as the typical southern aristocrats and the Paps as the typical drunken "white trash." After a ferry accident, Huck seems to lose his fellow slave Jim after disembarking. . Huck is then introduced to Buck Grangerford (around the same age as Huck) and is allowed to stay in the Grangerford house. The Grangerford family consists of Buck, an adventurous young boy, Emmiline, a deceased fourteen-year-old girl, Bob, Tom, Miss Charlotte and Miss Sophia. The Grangerfords showed all the signs of being upper class by having an extremely nice, well-acted household, and each member of the family had their own servant. Eventually, it becomes apparent to Huck that the Grangerfords are arguing with a neighboring house, the Shepherdsons; this seems to be the central angle that Twain uses to satirize. The chapters dealing with Grangerford and Sheperdson's feud allow Twain to satirize certain aspects of civilized culture. The main aspect it satirizes is the feud itself. With the Grangerfords being the representatives of civilization, Twain reveals the senseless brutality and needless slaughter involved in their arbitrary concept of honor. For Twain, such quarreling goes against his common sense and anything that violated his common sense was crazy. The feud has been going on for so long that people don't even know what they're fighting for; Yet the quarrel hides artificial concepts of civilized behavior. For example, Mr. Grangerford tells Buck that he should not shoot behind the bush, but should go out into the road to kill a Sheperdson. There is also a sense of irony because why would such a civilized family find themselves in a feud that they do not remember the origin of. Another aspect of this situation is Grangeford's use of hypocrisy. The Grangerfords were "churchgoers" and in a sermon Mr. Grangerford gives, he talks about brotherly love, while arguing with a family for a reason they don't even remember. Pap, or Huck's father, is a great example of Twain's brotherly love. stereotypes, superior characterizations and its irony.