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In the excerpt “Life on the Mississippi” the author ,Mark Twain, explains why his viewpoints of the mississippi river changes by describing his experiences. Mark twain changes his viewpoints of the river from seeing it as beautiful to only seeing the problems and bad things of the mississippi. In the early years of steamboating the author thought of the river was beautiful and wonderful. He explains this to us when he says “There never was so wonderful a book written by man”. This shows the reader when mark twain first saw the river he thought highly of its beauty. As the author gains experiences and knowledge of the river he begins to realize the secrets and problems that come with the river. In the first paragraph he says