Mark Twain is regarded as one of the best writers of American Literature, but what many do not note are the misfortunes he encountered throughout his boyhood. Twain, renowned for his novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, had a very difficult childhood, having arisen from the means of poverty to a national figure. Twain dealt with grief and everyday crisis, and eventually adopted a comical approach on society. Twain and his works were part of the 1800s literary period in Realism. At first, he grew up with early values of romanticism instilled within him, overshadowing the cruel times he faced as a child. However, Twain began to see the world realistically as his childhood came to an end, and he developed only
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The narrative begins with the narrator wandering the house until he starts to hear noises and footsteps. He creeps into his room and sits by the fireplace, contemplating the past, until he is rushed to bed by more haunting racket. Eventually, the narrator finally goes to bed and falls asleep, only to then be woken up by the continuous frights. The narrator tries to convince himself it is a dream, but after tugging with his covers and hearing the creaks of footsteps, he saw the imprint of a giant. At that moment, the speaker is terrorized by creepy incidents of opening doors, closing windows, and distant conversations. Only when the feeble narrator steps out of bed to light a lamp and peek, is he confronted by the Cardiff Giant ghost. The narrator lost all fear instilled in him and began to chat with the Cardiff Giant. The conflict arrives when the ghost explains his reason for coming over, and turns out the Giant had been fooled. The ghost has been haunting in efforts to get his body to be buried again, only to discover that he has been haunting a fake of the Giant, which was actually down in Albany, which is ironic because this Giant is also a fraud. The devastated Giant could not believe the embarrassment and sulked away, as the hilarious satire come to an
The narrative begins with the narrator wandering the house until he starts to hear noises and footsteps. He creeps into his room and sits by the fireplace, contemplating the past, until he is rushed to bed by more haunting racket. Eventually, the narrator finally goes to bed and falls asleep, only to then be woken up by the continuous frights. The narrator tries to convince himself it is a dream, but after tugging with his covers and hearing the creaks of footsteps, he saw the imprint of a giant. At that moment, the speaker is terrorized by creepy incidents of opening doors, closing windows, and distant conversations. Only when the feeble narrator steps out of bed to light a lamp and peek, is he confronted by the Cardiff Giant ghost. The narrator lost all fear instilled in him and began to chat with the Cardiff Giant. The conflict arrives when the ghost explains his reason for coming over, and turns out the Giant had been fooled. The ghost has been haunting in efforts to get his body to be buried again, only to discover that he has been haunting a fake of the Giant, which was actually down in Albany, which is ironic because this Giant is also a fraud. The devastated Giant could not believe the embarrassment and sulked away, as the hilarious satire come to an