Question

How does Twain's intentional use of double negatives, as in there couldn’t be no solitary thing and Why, it never made no difference, help to convey the narrator's character? A) It makes the narrator appear uneducated. B) It reveals that the narrator talks faster than he thinks. C) It shows that the narrator wanted to emphasize his points. D) It indicates that Twain did not know the rules of grammar.

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

repetition is usually a sign of emphasizing on its importance.  

Answer 2

Answer:

A) It makes the narrator appear uneducated.

Explanation:

Mark Twain intentionally uses double negatives to give more colour to the story and the writting, Mark Twain used to wrote a lot in a journalistic way with narrative writting and adding the style of talking and direct speaking form the people helped to give more context and to make it feel more close and more empathic with the reader, in this case Mark Twain uses the double negatives to show the uneducated background of the narrator.