Justify Mark Twain as a humorist in the context of this novel?
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Hmm. What is the question? Is the question "How would I justify Twain as a humorist in the context of Tom Sawyer?"
If so, I'd say that several elements of the book justify Twain's reputation as a humorist:
-his ironic tone
-his observations of childhood activities, which blend affection with cynicism
-his control of dramatic structure
-his awareness of how people actually speak
-his descriptions.
(The first can be seen from the preface on; the last three are visible in the opening lines of Chapter 1.)
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- his cyanotic nature
- his satiric content
- his witty descriptions of everyday things
- some irony in his writing
- his funny remarks on people's behavior or nature
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