Mark Twain saw a river, a river that had a profound effect on his perspective. The river was special to him, but after observing it for a while something changed. His perceptions of the river changed from a love and appreciation of the beauties the river held, to a bland “seen it before” and complete change to the other end of the spectrum. Twain himself even said that he made a “valuable acquisition,” but “lost something” too. Twain first described his “valuable acquisition” as “majestic.” This perception was when he first saw the river and its “charms.” He was in awe of the features he saw for the first time, like the “wonderful sunset” that turned the river into a “blood” red. Twain took the river’s imperfections and viewed them as something