Born: 11/30/1835 in Missouri
Spent a lot of summers as a kid hanging out in his uncle’s slaves’ cabins in Missouri listening to their tales and spirituals.
became a riverboat pilot, civil war vet (2 weeks) and a silver prospector before his writing became successful in 1865. Led to a fast fame and published his first book in 1869. Married in 1870, moved to Hartford CT in 1871 before he published his most famous books from 1874 to 1891. Also started a publishing company.
Went bankrupt and moved to Europe where he regained his wealth with a worldwide lecture tour and became an anti imperialist before returning to the US in 1901.
His writing started to focus on greed and cruelty during his time in the 20th century all the way until he died on 4/21/1910

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain’s greatest novel. The novel is about a kid in the 1830’s named Huckleberry Finn, who escapes the cabin in which his alcohol abusive father imprisoned him. He meets Jim, who is a runaway slave. They work together to survive on a raft on the Mississippi, occasionally visiting the shore for supplies and to get involved in people’s lives.

This is his greatest work, because it’s relaxed feel started to set a tone for modern novels, and he talked about helping slaves right after reconstruction was reversed.

We had Jim out of the chains in no time, and when Aunt Polly and Uncle Silas and Aunt Sally found out how good he helped the doctor nurse Tom, they made a heap of fuss over him, and fixed him up prime, and give him all he wanted to eat, and a good time, and noth- ing to do. And we had him up to the sick-room, and had a high talk; and Tom give Jim forty dollars for being prisoner for us so patient, and doing it up so good, and Jim was pleased most to death, and busted out...

He is significant, because he introduced a relaxed style to writing. He talked about very serious topics, such as slavery, but did it in a humorous way.

I think this author is a great character. He’s funny and he keeps me engaged with his stories.

How is lying beneficial?

Sources: “Should Doctors Ever Lie On Behalf Of Their Patients?” By Warren Kinghorne
“Virtuous Lying: A Critique of Quasi-Categorical Moralism” by William H Simon

Answer: when you’re trying to help someone else.

Ex: doctors exaggerating on the condition of their patient to get better care.

Lawyers trying negotiate (or anyone)