In the novel Letters from the Earth, Twain reveals his hatred towards humankind, and illustrates his distrust for people in general. This dark satire is nothing like the other books that I have read by Twain, but I enjoyed it more. Because of the novels content it was not published until years after his death. The most interesting topics that Twain proposes were that of man versus animal, and free will versus determinism. It poses …showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…power over the other animals. Instead of abusing this power and using the tools to self destruct other humans, man should begin to act like they are the more superior ones. Works Cited: Berra T. "Science, Relgion, Politics, Law, and Education". Evolution and the Myth of Creationism. Amherst Branch, Buffalo, NY. DeVoto B. Letters from the Earth. Harper Perennial. New York, New York. c1962. Vernon T. "Samuel Clemens" http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/twainver.ht