Kelly Xu
as exaggerated as Mark Twain’s??? In any case I consider the “Death of God” to have been as exaggerated as Mark Twain’s. Since all men, even twins, are born unequal in some aspect of physical or mental capacity, an inequality of status and possessions seems unavoidable short of a dictatorship complete enough to abolish all liberty; and such dictatorships do not last. Standards of living may rise in interludes of peace, but the least affluent nations and classes (however better off than their similars in previous centuries) will still feel and protest against their exclusion from the possessions and privileges of the rich. I would like to know what does " as exaggerated as Mark Twain’s" mean? As exaggerated as Mark Twain’s age or his works?
Jan 29, 2015 9:03 AM
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At one point during Twain's life,a newspaper falsely reported that he was dying. He was writing for a rival newspaper at the time and responded that the report of his death was an exaggeration. The author is saying the the reports of God's death are similarly false. https://mediamythalert.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/noting-the-anniversary-of-twains-report-of-my-death-comment/
January 29, 2015
"as exaggerated as Mark Twain's death". The subject of the sentence is "death" and the writer is comparing God's death with Mark Twain's death. It's strange and confusing that there are speech marks around "Death of God" and capital letters as this suggests it is a title of a book or film or something similar. This punctuation is perhaps wrong.
January 29, 2015
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