The Aristocrats in Twain's Eyes
...other for starting a temperance revival. These two men figured they could have a free and luxurious ride with Huck and Jim if they claimed to be British royalty that were denied their lifestyle in the states. Twain revealed with this that royalty or the wealthy class were no better than the common class. In fact, the aristocrats were no good without their title and or family name. They made their way through life off of the commoners appeal toward the lifestyle and arts of the rich. The two “World-Renowned Tragedians” claimed to be performing Shakespear for one night only because of “imperative European engagements. After this failed attempt at making a healthy income in one night, the Duke and Dauphin decided to bring some appeal to their “London and Continental Theater” trained art. The Duke and the Dauphin put “LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED” on the bottom of the flyer. When all was said and done the Huck and the royalty were hightailing it out of town from the rightfully angry and scammed townspeople. They even attempted to imitate the English relatives of the deceased Peter Wilkes. This would lead them to his money that his daughters would need to survive. The Duke and Dauphin were meant to be symbolic of what true aristocrats were like in Twain’s eyes - bottom feeders. Huck got a real insight on the lifestyles of an aristocrat when he was taken in by a family of them who went by the name of the Grangerfords. Huck saw all the splendors of life and material wealth when he entered their home and natural environment. This family was feuding with another wealthy family known as the Shepardsons. A feud that originated so far in the past and became such a normal part of life that the cause of this feud was long forgot, yet grudged on in their everyday life. The late Emmeline Grangerford expressed her sorrow of the lives the feud took so ungraciously in her poetry. These two fa...