Satire has existed as long as the establishment of politics and government. As an ingenious satirist, Twain’s works has built the foundation of how most Americans approach and utilize satire today. His intentions with satire as a tool sought for ways to display the portrayals of issues he personally dealt with in his life. Twain took aim at what he saw in ability to write his novels, short stories, and essays in poking fun at America’s failings with gentle ways, and other times through darker and pointed ways. He often ridiculed the hypocrisy and stupidity shown from his time including close-minded small towns, religious hypocrites, and dishonest politicians, as well as slavery and imperialism. In Twain’s short story, The Million Pound Bank
