"The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson- (1894) was one of his last novels. After this novel was published Twain had to experience a series of painful experiences within his family life. ... In these years Mark Twain was still a boy. ... Although she is black one doesn't notice it at first site because only one-sixteenth of her is of black. ... Throughout the novel, Twain shows us how Tom grows into a terrible brat. ...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I am just a poor boy, Though my story's seldom told, I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles, Such are promises. ... Gerber in "Pudd'nhead Wilson as Fabulation,"" Mark Twain was not really a novelist - he was more of a "new journalist,"" who spun yarns that reflected American life as well or better than any "realistic- novel or overt political propaganda. ... In the private arena this meant wholesale intimidation, beatings, and lynching of black Americans, who didn't "give up the road."" ... Both blacks and whites (and every infinite gradation in be...

• Word Count: 3141
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate