The Mysterious Stranger
A detailed Summary of The Mysterious Stranger
In the Mark Twain story "The Mysterious Stranger", Satan teaches Theodor that
the Moral Sense that humans possess is more of an impairment than a gift. The first time
Satan degrades Man's Moral Sense is when he use the term to explain the difference
between himself and Man (66). Theodor, who only had a "dim idea of what the Moral
Sense was" is upset at the way Satan speaks of it. Satan shows Theodor several examples
of the cruel things Man does that no other animal on earth would do. Satan says that that
although man was given the Moral Sense to differentiate right from wrong he usually
makes the wrong decision(78). Satan also says that man is proud to have the Moral Sense
when it is actually a "shameful possession"(78
throws the stone at the woman accused of witchcraft and is confronted by Satan(109)
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Approximate Word count = 509
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
Category: Novels
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