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Miss Watson's Satire
In Twain’s portrayal of Widow Douglas and Miss Watson though both are described with satire, Miss Watson is more so through his usage of sardonic voice. In his description of the Widow Douglas it was a more orderly alinge of how things went while he was with her, a cut and dry example of how supper went as well as the clothing he was forced to wear. Minus minor insults to her feelings on smoking while she ‘took snuff’, the satire was played out more subtly compared to Miss Watson. When describing and speaking of the latter woman he held more of a tone of bitterness as she spoke to him on the good place and the bad, saying ‘Well, I couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn’t try for it.” as well as
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