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past, particularly those which occurred in totalitarian regimes that could not tolerate scrutiny any closer than that which it alr...

well-familiar, spoken in a regional dialect they could easily understand. According to Twain, "Humor must not professedly teach, ...

who finds themself trapped with a, almost willingly, woman going insane. Twains "Huckleberry Finn" takes the reader with him along...

Finn" but also in many others of Twains tales. This importance is made apparent even by the chosen pen name of the author. Samue...

up with some sort of thesis. Perhaps the thesis could be that Twain was only writing about his society, writing an entertaining st...

deeper meaning is ridiculous. If one takes Twain at his word, then the story is nothing but a novel, an entertaining story of a yo...

he has not really learned a great deal, except to perhaps further solidify his lack of desire to be civilized. In reading this sto...

and wrong the past was, as he also introduces what were still subversive ideas concerning race. For example, take the way that Chr...

Northwest Coast by James G. Swain and Mark Twain's Roughing It are two novels which deal with the outdoors and the American west. ...

In five pages Mark Twain's use of regional dialects in his classic 1884 American novel is examined with its intentions often being...

to Jim. There are other issues as well but this is the predominant one. So then, the question is whether or not Twain was actual...

was of majestic form and stature... her gestures and movements distinguished by a noble and stately grace... She had an easy, inde...

goes on to note that he never met anyone who didnt lie and that presents us with an incredibly strong, yet also powerfully subtle,...

Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary. Aunt Polly -- Toms Aunt Polly, she is -- and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in ...

creation of Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. For some time now, as the student researching this topic may be aware...

still considers himself superior to black people despite the fact that he himself is part of the lowest echelons of society; he me...

town drunk and taught him to steal chickens whenever the opportunity availed itself. In other words, Twain quickly establishes tha...

journeys, "After leaving his ruined home in a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker began a journey taken by countless other heroes...

his civilized life. The plot, other than Huck running away, involved Huck running and coming in contact with Jim, a slave he kn...

wisest and smartest of his people, respected by his people. Huck tells us that, "Strange niggers would stand with their mouths ope...

shows compassion, but also seems confused at times as well. For the most part he is out to have a good time and enjoy a good adven...

This paper examines how thematic development is achieved through Tom's characterization in Pudd'nhead Wilson in terms of scientifi...

and he used to fetch him down town sometimes and lay for a bet" (Twain). Smiley was a character who would trick others and come ou...

History of a Campaign That Failed" with a recounting of his interactions with another young man that was about the same age that h...

In five pages Mark Twain's novel is examined in terms of the argument that the death of youth is represented as the demise of thre...

because of its controversial position, and content, that children should not be required to read it, or have it read in class. In ...

the 1830s did not refer to blacks without using the epithet "nigger," or some other derogatory term. But because Twain accurately ...

freedom is conveyed in The Awakening. Edna yearned to be free but she lived in a society where she felt a prisoner. She could not ...

for the homeless boy. This novel has garnered severe criticism in recent decades because Twain makes use of nineteenth century la...

into the world and into society. He plays with different roles because he can in light of the fact that everyone thinks he is dead...