Both of the passages display ark twain as an incredible author how has had some incredible experiences in his life. Both articles mention that he did not have such an easy life and that the thought of such an upbringing could have robbed the American people of such a great eloquent man. However, even though both articles mention that Twain had experiences in his life, Article A focuses more of the positive sides of his life while article B focuses on the negatives.
In both essays, they make sure to mention his upbringing and the various hardships and experiences he had to go through in order to become a respected author. For instance, in article A the obituary's writer makes sure to mention the fact that "when boys who have what are called
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Aside from the obvious difference in format, Article A being a proper obituary and Article B being a list of events, there is a drastic difference in tone between the two. Article A focuses on the aspects of a great writer who experienced hardship but ultimately triumphed in the end, while Article B focuses more on a deeply ignored author whose talents went unrecognized while his entire life fell apart. For example, in Article A one of the beginning statements says this: "There will be few to question that he was the greatest American writer of his generation" (Article A). This proceeds to set the mood for the entire piece of the obituary. While the article does indeed go one to mention the follies and failures of Mark Twain, ultimately the mood is set so that the reader knows ultimately that Twain was the greatest writer of the generation. Meanwhile, Article B takes a different approach to opening up its obituary. For example, one of the first opening sentences in Article B states: "1860 (about) — Mark Twain loses his money, coat, trousers and boots playing cards with General Bunker" (Article B). As opposed to Article A, Article B opens up and sets the mood that Mark Twain was and always has been a deeply flawed man. In fact, the article hardly mentions the accomplishments that Twain achieved during his life, and focuses nearly solely on the fact that Twain was an unrecognized