The Story Of The Good Little Boy And The Story Of The Good Little Boy?

Rasmussen stated that “The man destined to find fame Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November, 30 1835, in the tiny northeastern Missouri village of Florida, about thirty miles west of the Mississippi River. Known as Clemens throughout his entire life, he would not adopt the pen name until he was twenty-seven, and even though he would publish all his most important writings under that name, he never made a secret of the fact that his real name was Samuel Clemens (1).” “ Twain’s father decided to move his family to Missouri in the hope of finding the prosperity that had eluded him in eastern Tennessee ( Rasmussen 1).” “Twain’s father failed to realize that his goal would leave a lasting imprint on Twain, who went through his …show more content…
The Story of the Good Little Boy, written in 1875, is a tale of a boy named Jacob Blivens. Jacob was an obedient child who tried his best to behave as a perfect citizen. For example, Jacob always obeyed his parents, no matter how absurd and unreasonable their demands were, and he always learned his book and was never late to Sabbath-school. He would not play hookey, even when Hi bober judgment told him it was the most profitable thing he could do. Throughout the story, Twain provides the reader with occurrences that proves that the boy is not only a pillar of ideal behavior, but he is also a good Samaritan. Jacob read all the Sunday-school books because they were his greatest delight. Jacob possessed the ambition to be put in a Sunday-school book; this goal served as his compass and it guided and reminded him of his goal which would aid in keeping him focused on achieving his aspirations. Jacob lived a commendable life, yet his fate of dying a tragic death at a young age was inevitable. For example, he tried to prevent a group of guys from blowing up a cluster of dogs. He accomplished his mission; however, he was killed after the plan backfired and blew him up in the process. The Story of the Bad Little Boy, written in 1875, is a parable telling about the mischievous adventures of a boy named Jim. Jim’s forte was misbehaving. For example, he stole apples from Farmer Acorn 's apple tree and he knocked the farmer’s dog endways with a brick when he came to tear him apart. He stole the teacher 's pen-knife, and, when he was afraid it would be found out and he would get whipped, he slipped it into George Wilson 's, the good little boy of the village, cap. The strangest thing that ever happened to Jim was the time he went boating on Sunday, and didn 't get drowned, and that other time that he got caught