Rhetorical Analysis Of Advice To Youth

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Mark Twain, who needs no introduction, has inspired hundreds of thousands, even millions of American youth through his speech “Advice to Youth.” During his speech, Twain tells young people all of the common advice which they have undoubtedly heard time and time again but this time, with a satirical spin. This satirical spin of advice including “[g]o to bed early, get up early” and “[a]lways obey your parents[,]” reveals an underlying tone of the essay: conformity kills individuality. His entire essay is used as an attempt to drill this point into our youth and to persuade them to accept it in truth. Twain undoubtedly persuades his audience that we should conform with society when our leaders and authorities are around us but the moment they

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