Odysseus gave his wine to the Cyclops because<u> he wanted to trick the Cyclops by getting him drunk and weakening him.</u>
Cyclops captured Odysseus and his men in his cave and treated them in the most inhospitable manner. To come out from his captivity, Odysseus makes a strategy. He makes his drink very strong and offers it to Cyclops. After consuming the drink, Cyclops passes out. With the help of a burning piece of wood, Odysseus blinds Cyclops. This was the escape plan of Odysseus in order to run out of his cave.
The writer who wrote a humorous tales about the Gold Rush was Mark Twain, his writing was characterized by his satirical sense of humor and this was the same thing that made him loved among the critics.
Twain wrote a lot of things about the gold rush because it was a time that influenced him in a very personal way, he lived the struggles and changes that all this economic rush gave to America and its citizens.