The Sting - Comparison to Huck Finn

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…these men and the King and Duke is that they do not cheat the innocent, but only cheat the cheaters. By spending long hours planning their moves to bring the other man down, they carry out the plan almost flawlessly and achieve their goal by misleading their victims and deception. Although stealing is not the best way to earn a living, these two men cheated without including innocent civilians as the ones to be cheated.