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What Is Man?

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This essay was introduced to me through a blog about the philosophical question of 'free will'. At first glance, I thought I was being entertained by another one Twain's latest satires. Instead, I felt like I was engaged in a modern lecture between a seasoned philosophy professor and his most accomplished student.

Through the dialogue, you get a sense that this piece of writing is the epitome of Samuel Clemen's look on life, although debatable. Regardless of how you feel at the end of the essay, if read carefully, you will at least question your own daily motives and perhaps everyone else's that has come before you. I have been trained to thoroughly enjoy this read.

Mark Twain has a knack for explaining reality without any of its grand notions. That's why I love this book. It's a bible that you can read in one sitting and reveals why people act as they do. Unlike the other reviewer, I know you can be a happy person before reading this book and come out the other end a happy person.

Virtually impossible for me to read...print way too tiny, even with my magnifier.
Amazon might have mentioned this. Warn readers of tiny print.

Mark Twain was a superb observer and chronicler of Americana. "What is Man" is a compilation of his later writings, and these essays still have meaning today. Because they tend to be reflective, they provide an insight into Mark Twain himself. Thoroughly enjoyable.