Life On The Mississippi River Analysis

Mark Twain also agrees with Shakespeare that confusion comes from misleading information resulting in miscommunication. In his 1988 book “Life on the Mississippi River”, Twain shows how a simple misunderstanding can affect a whole situation. The pilot, Mr. Bixby, tried training Twain how to pilot the boat by explaining to him the measurements of the river. Mr. Bixby tells Twain, “My boy, you must get a little memorandum book; and every time I tell you a thing, put it down right away. There’s only one way to be a pilot, and that is to get this entire river by heart. You have to know it like A B C”, after twain did not remember anything that he