Mark Twain was an American writer whose best work is characterized by humor and satire, but is also known for it's realism of place and language, fascinating characters, and strong hatred of hypocrisy. He was a brilliant essayist who often wrote as outraged by the social, moral, and religious corruption he saw around him. This outrage was reflected in his many essays, novels, and short stories. His straightforward, reportorial style of writing is one of the reasons that he is revered, as well as criticized as an author to this day.

Some of Twain's most acclaimed books were written in the 1870's and 1880's in Hartford. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Prince and the Pauper (1882), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) are some of his most commonly known works. Other works of this period are Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (1896).

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the sequel to Tom Sawyer is considered by most to be Twain's masterpiece. In Huckleberry Finn, the author embodies himself into several different characters to make his point. He creates situations that illustra

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an excellent example of Mark Twain's humorous style. His humor, coupled with his satirical criticism of hypocrisy makes this novel one of Twain's better novels. He uses his talents at satire to criticize his enemies in such a manner that sneaks past the reader's realm of immediate recognition, to find a place of eternal dwelling inside their brain. The omnipotent Catholic Church is one of Mark Twain's prime targets of satire. Mark Twain was a strong believer in personal freedoms; therefore he was against an established church. His strong Protestant beliefs are the basis for his use of satire against the Roman Catholic Church. He believed that the Roman Catholic Church was not only teaching untruths, but was also destroying people's lives. This is the exact opposite of the church's customary role in history. Through his satire, he portrays the church as a group of pit bulls, ready to obey anything their master says, and destroy anything that gets in their way.

his family. They lie to the trusting relatives, and receive money, praise, and support for supposedly coming in from England to their brother's funeral. As Twain writes the words coming from the mouths of the frauds, he is expressing the evils of hypocrisy. The Duke

The cruelty and hatred that is found in the interaction of humans

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