The Mississippi River is a 2,340 mile long river. The name Mississippi comes from the Anishinaabe people who called the river 'Misi-ziibi' which means 'great river.’ Throughout that river is beauty, and mystery for those who seek it. In Mark Twain’s “Life On The Mississippi” describes his experiences on the Mississippi River, and how his viewpoint of the river changed from a positive to negative using figurative, and descriptive language.
Twain begins with describing the face of the water in time to become a wonderful book. He explains this book to be a dead language to the “Uneducated Passenger.” The passenger who could not read the book saw only manner of pretty pictures in it painted by the sun, and shaded by the clouds. Twain states “There
Twain begins with describing the face of the water in time to become a wonderful book. He explains this book to be a dead language to the “Uneducated Passenger.” The passenger who could not read the book saw only manner of pretty pictures in it painted by the sun, and shaded by the clouds. Twain states “There