The battle between heart and conscience in Mark Twain's Huckleberry FinnSociety can have a huge impact on an individual's moral growth. Sometimes the impact is positive, but other times the habits learned and morals set by society have a negative effect. In Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character, Huck, struggles with what society teaches him and what he knows to be good and true. During various conflicts involving the king and duke, various women, or Jim, Huck's healthy heart wins the battle over his conscience, which the reader knows is ill-formed. From the first time Huck hears the story of the incredible story of the past king and duke that Huck knows, “these liars were no kings nor dukes at all” (Twain 166). However, Huck also doesn't want to cause trouble, so he accepts the lie. Society may have taught Huck's conscience that lying is wrong, but in this case the truth would have caused unnecessary danger and chaos. Another time when Huck sees through the king and the duke is during the Wilks' inheritance situation...