Mark Twain
Date Submitted: 08/29/2004 04:28:08
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 5 pages (1335 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 5 pages (1335 words)
Twain had a nature within him to write about his surroundings, and he critiqued it through his satirical commentary. When the public made this task difficult, he was forced to develop different types of masks for his satires, his main one being humor. That is one reason why Twain is widely regarded as one of the most entertaining authors of all time, he appeals to many different types of people, of all ages and backgrounds.
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…that makes him stand out from other authors, and makes Twain himself an all-time classic. (Sloane, 198)
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