Question

Why might Mark Twain have written about lower-class citizens in his satires?

A.
to ensure that he wrote only about topics with which he was familiar
B.
to reflect the realities of life in his writings
C.
to ignore the upper class, which he did not see as being worthy of his attention
D.
to give readers a sense of what his life was like as a child

Answer 1

I believe the answer is B to reflect the realities of life in his writings

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is letter B. to reflect the realities of life in his writing

Explanation: Mark Twain intention when writing about lower-class citizens was to show the realities of life at that time. For example, he wrote about slavery, which was accepted in Missouri. Slaves were part of the lower class citizens and, by writing his satires he could demostrate how they lived and how the lower-classes were treated.