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Zinaida [17]
3 years ago
11

A Dog's Tale is written in first-person point of view as seen in the first line of the story, "My father was a St. Bernard, my m

other was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." What is Mark Twain's intent with this line?
a.to confuse the reader
b.to add religious overtones
c.to add humor and develop the character
d.to explain what kind of dog the narrator is
English
2 answers:
kkurt [141]3 years ago
8 0
Mark Twain wants to add religious overtones (b)

Because St. Bernard is a dog but has a slightly religious name and a Presbyterian is a dog but also a British church.


Hope it helped,

Happy homework/ study/ exam!

ryzh [129]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

c.to add humor and develop the character

Explanation:

In order to add humor to the story and to better express the charater of the narrator, in this case the Dog, that is talking Mark Twain starts with a little word play that gives the reader and idea of the character of the narrator, the general tone of the short novel and gives more colour to the story.

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