Question

Why might Mark Twain have written about lower-class citizens in his satires? A. to ensure that he wrote only about topics with which he was familiar. B. to reflect the realities of life in his writings. C. to ignore the upper class, which he did not see as being worthy of his attention. D.to give readers a sense of what his life was like as a child.

Answer 1

B. to reflect the realities of life in his writings.

Answer 2

The answer is letter B. to reflect the realities of life in his writing. Twain wanted the readers to understand the realities of many people during his time. Slavery was accepted in Missouri. Slaves were considered as part of the lower class citizens, alongside indentured slaves