The Satire of

The Braithwaites vs. The Grays

Hypocrisy, incongruity, exaggeration.

Usage:

The satire here pretty much parallels that of the Grangerford-Shepherdson feud in Huckleberry Finn. Both families involved are aristocratic and have been pointlessly at war with each other for so long that they don't even remember the reason why. They're fighting for the sake of fighting and not willing to talk with each other. Here, a third party was inserted who just wanted to exploit both families' wealth. They worked for both sides and stole from both sides, ending the feud by giving both sides a common enemy, and being defeated by that enemy.

Desired Outcome:

While possible that most of the events in this story were for the sole sake of story, the message here could be the same as Huckleberry Finn, except really exaggerating the pointlessness of fighting by having both of the rivaling families end in flames.