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Set in pre-Civil War Missouri, the narrative revolves around a dramatic baby switch between a light-skinned black child and a white child, leading to a complex exploration of identity and racism. As the black child grows up believing he is white, he adopts a racist mindset, while the white child, raised as a slave, descends into a life of crime. The peculiar lawyer Pudd'nhead Wilson ultimately uncovers their true identities during a murder trial. The story blends wit with a profound critique of racial inequality and Southern customs.
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Pudd'nhead Wilson, Mark Twain
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Pudd'nhead Wilson
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark Twain
- Publisher
- Digireads.com
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 110
- ISBN13
- 9781420956436
- Category
- Fiction
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- Set in pre-Civil War Missouri, the narrative revolves around a dramatic baby switch between a light-skinned black child and a white child, leading to a complex exploration of identity and racism. As the black child grows up believing he is white, he adopts a racist mindset, while the white child, raised as a slave, descends into a life of crime. The peculiar lawyer Pudd'nhead Wilson ultimately uncovers their true identities during a murder trial. The story blends wit with a profound critique of racial inequality and Southern customs.