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Explanation:
On the surface, it is about the need of 100 pasos. However, the story goes much deeper and although some people regard it as funny, it did not strike me that way.
The central character was looking forward to harvesting a bumper crop of corn and beans. The field was in need only of a little water. What developed was a rain in the form of hail and as he observes, "a cloud of locusts would have left us more than this storm."
In the middle of the night he gets the idea of writing to God asking for the 100 pasos. The postmaster opens the letter and reading the request, is touched by it. He collects all he could but it only came to 70 pasos.
Not enough.
So the farmer writes a second letter which is the point of the "joke."
I guess laughter did not occur to me because he was not grateful that he got anything at all, but angry because there was a shortage. Of course had he shown gratitude, there would have had to have been a different kind of story written. Still, I look forward to some writer picking up the story and ending it with gratitude.
Am I supposed to care what the kids at a little old place like Wilson School wear?" (The Egypt Girls, page 39)
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"But a bright and beautiful blur, no matter how distant, was better than a reality that was dull and gray." (The Egypt Girls, page 51)</span>
Answer:
The War Prayer is an inquiry into the hypocrisy and ignorance of human logic during a time of war. Mark Twain portrays his oppositional stance on war in “The War Prayer” through the use of satire and rhetoric. Twain's use of irony throughout the piece highlights his overall attitude about war
Explanation:
A star basketball player’s performance in a championship game
Could I see the sentences, please?
