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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the story with a focus on the cultural aspects of the Antebellum South. Slavery and religion are discussed in light of the work. No additional sources cited.
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accomplishes the switched at birth scenario--raises a good boy whereas her natural son, who grew up in the masters household grows up to be a criminal. The obvious point that
Twain was trying to make is that nature and not nurture plays a role. One who is prejudiced might assume that because the boy had some black in him
he was destined to become criminal. Another way of looking at it is that this perfectly wonderful mulatto child was raised in an atmosphere of hate and slavery and came
to be just like the family that raised him. Roxanna did raise the other child in a loving environment and so nurture might have been the deciding factor. It is
quite interesting as one can get completely different messages than what had been intended. In fact, it is not inconceivable to get completely opposite insights in discerning whether or not
nature or nurture played a role in the outcome of this tragedy. Although the story might have occurred anywhere or anytime and still have been a good read, the fact
is that the story takes place in the Antebellum South. It was a time of prejudice. Puddnhead Wilson focuses on identity and culture to some extent. The culture is implicit
in much of what goes on and is woven throughout the content of the book. Identity issues are certainly important. Who is Tom Driscoll really? Is he a member of
the Driscoll family or must he find his true roots to glean his identity? It seems that today with open adoption, and just because adoption records are available now,
people try to find their birth parents. To them, that is their true identity because it is what they are biologically. While Tom and Valet did not know what their
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