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This 5 page paper discusses this work by Twain which was written in his later years and published after his death. This work is atypical of his writing in that it was a dark analysis of man and God. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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responsible for creating many masterpieces which are still regarded as classics today and read over and over again. He truly was an American hero.
Mark Twains given name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (About Mark Twain). "In 1863 he began signing his articles with the pseudonym Mark Twain, a Mississippi River
phrase meaning "two fathoms deep" (About Mark Twain). He was born in 1835 and died in 1910 (About Mark Twain). Twain is considered to be an "American writer
and humorist, whose best work is characterized by broad, often irreverent humor or biting social satire" (About Mark Twain). In addition to his more popular writings however, there
began to emerge a darker side to Twain in his later years which wasnt revealed until after his death. What Is Man? is an essay which was published after
his death and which is a dark, bleak look at the nature of man. What Is Man? Is an essay
within a collection of stories written by Mark Twain and contains what many critics believe to be some of his most important works, although it wasnt compiled until after his
death (As To Posthumous). There is one chapter, for instance, called "The Death of Jean" which was written just four months prior to Twains own death (As To Posthumous).
It is said that this particular chapter was to be the final chapter of Twains autobiography (As To Posthumous). There are other chapters which reflect lighter ideas and
many which exude good doses of typical Twain humor (As To Posthumous). But, What Is Man? Is the longest essay within these works and offers a very negative,
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