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A 3 page paper which examines the theme of individualism in the work of Mark Twain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and entertaining Huckleberry Finn to humorous characters such as Puddnhead Wilson Mark Twains individuals are just that; individuals. One critic notes that "his insight into human nature remains profound and
often moving" (Sandefur). This is because he was powerfully capable of writing characters who were unique, yet common, powerfully normal individuals. Or, as one critic indicates, to many "Twain "was
the entertaining apostle of individuality" (Alvarez). From another perspective the individualistic nature of his characters are, in some ways, perhaps symbolic of
the changes going on in the country during Twains time, a time when people were struggling with national identity and individualism. In truth, individualism is powerful in Twains work, and
in his characters, symbolically and otherwise. The following paper examines the theme of individualism in three short stories by Mark Twain. The stories are "A Dogs Tale,"Was it Heaven? Was
it Hell?," and "The Californians Tale." Individualism in the Work of Mark Twain It is interesting, as well as informative, to note
that one of Twains stories that involves individualism is actually a story about a dog, told from the perspective of a dog. In this one truly gets a symbolic look
at the individuality of creatures and how pure and noble a dog can be in the face of humanity that is cruel, perhaps speaking of how man should be in
their individuality. In this story the dog, at one point, things, "That was despair. There was no plan for me; I saw that; I must say where I was;
stay, and wait, and take what might come --it was not my affair; that was what life is--my mother had said it" (Twain). This is not a simple illustration of
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