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Essay Archive - Huck Finn: Twain's Cynic Point of View
Huck Finn: Twain's Cynic Point of View
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
ability to effect such change. Thus, one of Mark Twain's main purposes in
producing this work seems clear: he wishes to bring to attention some of
man's often concealed shortcomings.
While the examples of Mark Twain's cynic c....
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