Roughing It
Roughing It
5. Explain how Twain uses “tragedy” to achieve humor, whether through making fun of himself or others’ poor circumstances, using evidence from the text.
5. Explain how Twain uses “tragedy” to achieve humor, whether through making fun of himself or others’ poor circumstances, using evidence from the text.
"Presently, when things began to look dismal again, a desperado killed a man in a saloon and joy returned once more. I never was so glad over any mere trifle before in my life. I said to the murderer."
Twain uses the tragedy of murder humorously in connection to the way benefits him as a newspaper writer.
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