Even though Mark Twain is satire, every time he writes a story he illustrates the stupidity and ignorance around him. Although people can be ignorant, it's not always a bad thing. Twain's goal in writing his stories was to expose and criticize some of the flaws that existed in his world. Twain uses his novels, stories, and essays to point out people's failings, sometimes in less harsher ways, and other times in more obvious and violent ways. To start off, a creator by the name of Albert Kanter doesn't really agree with Mark. He thinks a comic can't just be judged by how an author writes the story. A source founded by Albert himself says “and these differing lenses may seem to help us rediscover old texts in new light”(Kanter). This means being …show more content…
Having different perspectives on the story is ok, but if it's told differently than that it could end up really bad for some of those authors. Another quote was “Each adaptation emphasizes a different aspect of the original”(Kanter). People should believe that it's ok for a story to be written from different perspectives but not have different meanings, as it can cause confusion to many readers. Secondly, when Twain writes his stories he always seems to mock or ridicule someone or an event in time. Twain states “he can build a locomotive or a colt revolver, he can put up a telegraph line, but he’s an ignorant man nevertheless”(Twain). Twain wants to portray how hypocritical a person can be. He wants to show people that sometimes they can be idiots, but not shown as being such. Twain also says “This Yankee of mine has neither the refinement nor the weakness of a college education; he is a perfect ignorant; he is the boss of a machine shop”(Twain). Even though he is not the brightest bulb in the box, he can still do great things. Lastly, other people such as Cari Keebaugh think the characters in stories are ignorant because of their