Comments on: Analysis of How to Tell a Story; By Mark Twain http://authspot.com/short-stories/analysis-of-how-to-tell-a-story-by-mark-twain/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:18:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian Wright http://authspot.com/short-stories/analysis-of-how-to-tell-a-story-by-mark-twain/comment-page-1/#comment-1755300 Brian Wright Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:25:39 +0000 http://authspot.com/short-stories/analysis-of-how-to-tell-a-story-by-mark-twain/#comment-1755300 This is a shoddy analysis of the work. In general, Twain is commenting on the different ways humor is used in telling a story. His entire point is to show the potential for comedy in absurdity (which he claims is a wholly American enterprise). As he states: "To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art..." His point is not about some people's "need to be the center of attention" nor is it about relative truth. Instead, Twain is simply expounding on the benefits of subtlety and superfluousness in humor... This is a shoddy analysis of the work. In general, Twain is commenting on the different ways humor is used in telling a story. His entire point is to show the potential for comedy in absurdity (which he claims is a wholly American enterprise). As he states:

“To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art…”

His point is not about some people’s “need to be the center of attention” nor is it about relative truth. Instead, Twain is simply expounding on the benefits of subtlety and superfluousness in humor…

]]> By: Frost http://authspot.com/short-stories/analysis-of-how-to-tell-a-story-by-mark-twain/comment-page-1/#comment-1247073 Frost Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:10:37 +0000 http://authspot.com/short-stories/analysis-of-how-to-tell-a-story-by-mark-twain/#comment-1247073 You are absolutely out of line with this story.... You are absolutely out of line with this story….

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