... interpretation of the novel (if it may be characterized as such) Pudd'nhead Wilson with reference to other works by Twain we have discussed in this course and multiple critical essays which have been pored over, albeit with less than completely gratifying results. Twain is controversial primarily due to the provocative and oftentimes incendiary nature of his depiction of African Americans ... contradictory interpretations he presented. Simply stated, Twain's life reflects the contradictions he experienced in a country that was unable to live up to its own egalitarian rhetoric. The land ...

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... his life, was an ardent supporter of freedom, and not just concerning race, but also pertaining to freedom of one's soul, freedom of speech, and man's philosophical ability to be free. Clemens would later remark in Follow the Equator, a book, which chronicles Twain's travels all over the world, that "It is by the goodness of God that in our country we ... Reflection on Joan of Arc, 1896; Following the Equator, 1897; Autobiography, 1924; The Mysterious Stranger Manuscripts, 1969; What is Man? And Other Philosophical Writings, 1973 Reuben (2000). All the books, essays, novels, etcetera wr...

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