Cannibalism In The Cars is a short story by Mark Twain which satires the political system of the US. The story is about a group of men trapped in a train during a snow storm. After a week, the men know that they must resort to cannibalism for survival. They hold ineffective elections, and are so formal that they even follow parliamentary procedure. The ridiculousness of these election can be shown through the following quote: "...Mr. Harris was elected, all voting for him but himself... his election should be ratified by acclamation, which was lost, in consequence of his again voting against himself." At the end of the story it is revealed that the man telling it was just an insane congressman.
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"Tom Sawyer is mischivou kid that likes to bribe others for his own personal gain. Along the way the have mini adventure.This book explored the mind of a child that was unpredictable.Theme:-Innocence-Being yourself "
— Navita (4 out of 5 stars)
“Throughout these tales, the violence, cruelty, and plum stupidity of human nature is woven into comic gold as he makes us roar with laughter at our own idiotic self-deception and vain conceit.”
— Barnes&Noble“Satirical humor from the master.”
— Amazon.com" committed suicide in the second degree... "
— Elaine, 9/15/2011" just finished, and I enjoy Twain's wit. He delivers the contrapositive of the textual meaning of his words by using the subtext alone. That's why he's a genius. And its funny too. "
— Jamie, 5/29/2011" Eh... I found it annoying "
— Marina, 5/22/2011" I like this more than Huck Finn. "
— Wes, 5/20/2011" I found this book very funny and entertaining. Although most of my friends disagree with me, I thought this was a great book, especially when you're just in the mood to relax and have a good time. "
— Ingrid, 5/19/2011" Not as good as Huck Finn. "
— Sanket, 5/18/2011" i mean its a childrens book, amusing at times but i think overrated as a "classic" "
— Tony, 5/18/2011" The antics of young boys can be very funny and entertaining <br/> "
— Sam, 5/16/2011" Very hard to follow!!! <br/>This is the only book I know which the movie is wayy better "
— CJ, 5/15/2011" Long live Mark Twain. He is so witty and charming in his writing style. "
— Emily, 5/15/2011" Great Literature! Funny boys--make me laugh. "
— Judy, 5/14/2011" Exciting, very suspenseful, with every random little event connecting to other events with a smooth flow. "
— Vincent, 5/11/2011" Classic Twain with great and imaginative stories and anecdotes, Tom Sawyer is the boy you wish you were . . . . "
— Clayton, 5/11/2011Mark Twain, pseudonym of Samuel L. Clemens (1835–1910), was born in Florida, Missouri, and grew up in Hannibal on the west bank of the Mississippi River. He attended school briefly and then at age thirteen became a full-time apprentice to a local printer. When his older brother Orion established the Hannibal Journal, Samuel became a compositor for that paper and then, for a time, an itinerant printer. With a commission to write comic travel letters, he traveled down the Mississippi. Smitten with the riverboat life, he signed on as an apprentice to a steamboat pilot. After 1859, he became a licensed pilot, but two years later the Civil War put an end to the steam-boat traffic.
In 1861, he and his brother traveled to the Nevada Territory where Samuel became a writer for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, and there, on February 3, 1863, he signed a humorous account with the pseudonym Mark Twain. The name was a river man’s term for water “two fathoms deep” and thus just barely safe for navigation.
In 1870 Twain married and moved with his wife to Hartford, Connecticut. He became a highly successful lecturer in the United States and England, and he continued to write.