?Thesis: The reflection of Twain within his character Colonel Sherburn suggests that the average man is cowardice and society’s ignorance originates from its own leadership. Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," explores Huck’s perceptive observations of the world. While the forefront of these problems involve slavery, it is obvious that the derivation comes from authority. The novel attacks the authority of morality, church, social conventions, and literature. Moreover, the entitlement of male domination and the audacity of white supremacy is portrayed through the corrupt leadership in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The reflection of Twain within his character Colonel Sherburn suggests that the average man is cowardice and society’s ignorance originates from its own leadership. One of the many examples in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" that depicts the influence of Huck’s observations and the corruption of humanity is the occurrence between the two citizens of Bricksville, Arkansas: Colonel Sherburn and Boggs. Twain introduces the town of Bricksville, Arkansa by describing its houses and stores. The irony of the name Bricksville is apparent because the buildings are actually poorly assembled with wood. Not only are the buildings poorly constructed of wood, but they are also unpainted and surrounded by mostly trash. This infers that the citizens are lazy and not prideful in their belongings or themselves. The town of Bricksville is a direct representation of the people that live within its boundaries and the quality of humanity that has collapsed. Twain continually uses metaphors to enforce the state at which the town and its inhabitants look through Huck’s eyes. Brickville’s backwards society is portrayed by Huck noticing the mud that the hogs and the people wallow in. He also connects the people of the town to dogs because the only thing that would bring the citizens out of their laziness i