The Five Boons of Life
What is the message of the chapter 1?
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The main theme of the short story “The Five Boons of Life” by Mark Twain is the deceiving nature of human life. This theme is enhanced through the motifs of “Fame, Love, Riches, Pleasure, Death” which can be also interpreted as sub-themes to the story. Another theme is that of choices.
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The five boons of life by Mark Twain is a short story that involves many aspects according to the period which was written, during the Realism Period, the main topics focused in real people and their daily lives. Inside the story, the readers find a fairy and a man who are the main characters during the whole tale. Adding to this, the man is going to be questioned for elections through five gifts that at the end of every choice has a learning for himself and the audience too.