Mark Twain
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Mark Twain’s use of irony to express a better sense humor is displayed in many of his short stories. Such as “Luck”, in this story a clergyman explains how the “hero” was able to make mistakes and receive commendations and medals because acts of stupidity turned into acts of military intelligence. “He was appointed an officer, a captain of all things” (Twain, “Luck”), the clergyman said for the reason that the stupid “hero” that had barely made it through basic training was appointed a captain. “He continued to climb up, over the dead bodies of his superiors” (Twain, “Luck”), the hero continued to make mistakes and was promoted only due to the death of his superiors and his “so called” acts of military intelligence. Twains use of irony and humor in these quotes helps display the hero’s mistakes and so called acts of intelligence in a humorous and ironic way.
In many of his other short stories Twain uses humor and irony: “Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn’t any. But this wrongs the jackass” (“Mark Twain”). A quote from Mark Twain himself showing the humor of himself outside of stories. Twain's quote seems to relate closely to the story “The Kicking Mule” “the mule raised his heels with such velocity and forces that Boggs rose in the air like a bird and alighted on all fours in a muddy ditch” (Twain, “The Kicking Mule”) This quote and Twains quote relate closely in that in the story a man is stupid enough to bet that the mule would kick him and not kick a fly off the man. The difference between man and jackass isn't any, this maybe an insult to the jackass.
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“The Invalid's Story” by Mark Twain, is one of Twains best displays of the combination of irony and humor. In this story, a man leaves home to retrieve one of his old friend’s dead body so his friends family can bury him. While transporting his friend's body a mishap occurred, his pine box was mistakenly labeled to a gun
Mark Twain’s use of irony to express a better sense humor is displayed in many of his short stories. Such as “Luck”, in this story a clergyman explains how the “hero” was able to make mistakes and receive commendations and medals because acts of stupidity turned into acts of military intelligence. “He was appointed an officer, a captain of all things” (Twain, “Luck”), the clergyman said for the reason that the stupid “hero” that had barely made it through basic training was appointed a captain. “He continued to climb up, over the dead bodies of his superiors” (Twain, “Luck”), the hero continued to make mistakes and was promoted only due to the death of his superiors and his “so called” acts of military intelligence. Twains use of irony and humor in these quotes helps display the hero’s mistakes and so called acts of intelligence in a humorous and ironic way.
In many of his other short stories Twain uses humor and irony: “Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn’t any. But this wrongs the jackass” (“Mark Twain”). A quote from Mark Twain himself showing the humor of himself outside of stories. Twain's quote seems to relate closely to the story “The Kicking Mule” “the mule raised his heels with such velocity and forces that Boggs rose in the air like a bird and alighted on all fours in a muddy ditch” (Twain, “The Kicking Mule”) This quote and Twains quote relate closely in that in the story a man is stupid enough to bet that the mule would kick him and not kick a fly off the man. The difference between man and jackass isn't any, this maybe an insult to the jackass.
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“The Invalid's Story” by Mark Twain, is one of Twains best displays of the combination of irony and humor. In this story, a man leaves home to retrieve one of his old friend’s dead body so his friends family can bury him. While transporting his friend's body a mishap occurred, his pine box was mistakenly labeled to a gun