Mark Twain Wishes To Bring Attention To Man's Often Concealed Shortcomings
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Throughout the Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens) novel, The Adventures of
HuckleBerry Finn, a plain and striking point of view is expressed by the author.
His point of view is that of a cynic; he looks upon civilized man as a merciless,
cowardly, hypocritical savage, without want of change, nor a ....
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.... his owner, Miss Watson, wishes to sell him
down the river-a change in owners that could only be for the worse. As they
escape separately and rejoin by chance at an island along the river, they find
themselves drawn to get as far as possible from their home. Their journey down
the river sets the stage for most of Mark Twain's comments about man and society.
It is when they stop off at various towns along the river that various human
character flaws always seem to come out. Examples of this wo ....
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