"Cub Pilot on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain

Categories: Mark Twain

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Genre

Non-fiction

Sub Genre

Autobiographical Narrative

POV

1st Person

Setting

Steamboat “Pennsylvania” in the deep South, 1850’s

Author’s Intent

To entertain and persuade

Exposition

Twain met all different types of people on the boat, which helped his writing

Rising Action

Brown picked on him because he was educated and Brown likes to pick on those smaller than he to make himself feel better

Climax

Brown tries to hit Henry, Twain’s brother, for not giving orders and Twain beats Brown for it.

Resolution

Brown is kicked off the boat

Foreshadowing

-Dreams every night of killing Brown
-When Henry comes up, Twain knows it will “not end well”

Irony

The captain laughs at the violence and kickaps Brown off the boat

Moral

Slavery is immoral and we can all empathize how we WISH to be treated

Themes

Slavery, punishment, education, karma, non-conformity, revenge, bravery, family, journey, hatred, etc…

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