The author's purpose in using humor in "A cub pilot" is to get readers to like the narrator and enjoy the text. He aimed to entertain readers with a lively, funny tale.
A cub Pilot is a nonficion story settled in Mississippi writen by Twain. In his short story "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi," author Mark Twain captures a true moment in his life in which he became a cub pilot, and he described how he learned to navigate the mighty Mississippi employing humor in his story.
