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During the time the book was written, probably the most heated rivalry was between the North and the South. The north at the time were composed of abolitionist while the South was full of anti-abolitionists. The two regions had two completely different economies which eventually led to almost two different countries in one. The South was strictly a plantation based economy and relied on cotton as its main supplier. On the other hand, the North was a section that relied on the fast growing factory system. The two at the time did not realize the importance of each other in order for both to be successful. Much like the book the North and South resolved their differences with war. This solved the problem for the most part, but there is still the bittersweet rivalry in sports. Many times their are games based on the North vs. the South.

Mark Twain uses his book, Huck Finn to satirize the conflicts occurring between the North and the South. Twain relates the conflicts between the North and the South with his novel by creating a rivalry on a less of a scale. He uses the the two families, the Grangerford's and the Spepherdson's, to get his point across. The events are similar because both strongly believe that violence can solve the problem. In a way that is true because following the Civil War slavery was abolished but the South still had a bitter taste towards the North.

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