The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
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4.4 • 164 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master and heir while the rightful heir is condemned to live the life of a slave. Twain uses this vehicle to explore themes of nature vs nurture, racial bigotry and moral relativism.
Customer Reviews
Twain and his biased opinions on Christians.
Funny books but why Twain thinks Christians are ALL hypocrites? For an author of much intelligence it surprised me how biased he was on his stereotypical ideais.
Mark Twain
I saw an earlier comment regarding Mark Twain seemingly biased opinion towards hypocritical Christians and thought I must add; Mark Twain was alive during the American Antebellum where most of the south owned slaves, how can you call him biased by simply pointing out the fact that “pious Christians” were hypocritical slave owners. This indeed makes ALL of them hypocrites to the scripture they lived by. This book is genius and unwraps the most important questions human beings must ask themselves - what is race and why has it caused such division among humans?
The Tragedy of Pudd’n Head Wilson
Twain is always a great read, so no surprise I thoroughly enjoyed rereading The Tragedy of Pudd’n Head Wilson. Twain effortlessly juxtaposes the ridiculous and the sublime, opposites and glaring contradictions. This great fun is made more fun by the strength of his prose, his command of the language and his wit. He is indeed America’s favorite humorist!