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Originally Posted by bfisher
...Twain’s pessimism is on full display here; there will be no Huckleberry Finn happy ending.
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Your use of
pessimism is interesting? It is claimed that Twain became increasingly bitter as he got older and also that he suffered from depression, that surfacing especially during his personal losses later in life.
Maybe this book, written when he was around 55'ish I think, is a turning point where these were becoming more oppressive and visible?