Mark Twain's 'The Damned Human Race'
In my reading of Mark Twain’s “The Damned Human Race” it shows a darker side of the beloved writer of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. The author notes this may be a product of, “bitter experiences of his life” (1). Mr. Twain’s scientific experiments and conclusions demonstrates the claim that man is descent from higher animals. The writing is in an orderly and logical. First Mr. Twain explains that humans are the lower beings compared to all other animals. Secondly, states that all his conclusions are not assumptions, but authentic evidence conceived from the conventional scientific method. He then breaks down the test subjects into three groups; human race, quadrupeds, and other (birds, fish, insects, reptiles, etc.). Finally