Mark Twain: “The Damned Human Race”
The essay “The Damned Human Race”, written by Mark Twain may be a direct prophecy of current day society and shows that the human race between then and now has not changed in its’ animalistic behaviors and vicious path to mere destruction. For centuries we have thought of ourselves, not as mammals, but as humans, a superior race that has evolved past that of our sister species.
Mark Twain uses a lot of irony, satire, and an unsubtle attempt to use a scientific method which provides the readers with an effective, but less than flawless argument as to why humans are the lowest of animals leading to question his findings and the legitimacy behind his work. Mark Twain succeeds at providing facts that support
The essay “The Damned Human Race”, written by Mark Twain may be a direct prophecy of current day society and shows that the human race between then and now has not changed in its’ animalistic behaviors and vicious path to mere destruction. For centuries we have thought of ourselves, not as mammals, but as humans, a superior race that has evolved past that of our sister species.
Mark Twain uses a lot of irony, satire, and an unsubtle attempt to use a scientific method which provides the readers with an effective, but less than flawless argument as to why humans are the lowest of animals leading to question his findings and the legitimacy behind his work. Mark Twain succeeds at providing facts that support