Analysis Of Mark Twain's The Lowest Animal

Throughout history and even today, many philosophers and theologists have argued if humans are born virtuous or immoral. With acts of inhumane “ethnical cleansing” and violence against others for opposing social, economical, and theological views, humans are born with an air of greed and senseless hate held against those who do not conform to their views. Mark Twain’s satirical essay, The Lowest Animal, he illustrates man as cruel, prideful, and obscene. Those who are different, either through religion, skin color, or work ethic, are ostracized and publically shamed and attacked. This hate and disgust for other humans stems from childhood, perpetrators are born with this bile. A recent and more prominent act of selfish violence and hate

Mark Twain illustrates man in his essay, “The Lowest Animal”, he describes,”[Man] is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself, and cuts his throat if his theology isn’t straight.” This is true for all eras. According to Crimemuseum.org’s webpage, “History of Hate Crime,” in July, “Bosnian Serb forces, [...] perpetrated atrocious crimes against Bosnian Muslims and Croatian civilians, resulting in the deaths of some 100,000 people.” Bosnia president, Josip Broz Tito, inflicted such pain and torture against his own people because of opposing theological views; he placed his own people in internment camps and committed horrible murders. The image to the right shows people in these camps, an emancipated man sits on the barracks he shares with many others. Men are the only animal who kill and torture others based on their religious background and theology. Some born into a certain religion inherently oppose those who disagree with them. Additionally, according to crimemuseum.org, “they attacked Bosniak-dominated towns in eastern Bosnia, including Zvornik, Foca, and Visegrad, forcibly expelling Bosniak civilians from the region in a brutal process that later was identified as ethnic cleansing.” The Bosnian Serb forces, alongside Yugoslav armies, launched a full scale attack on Muslim towns to “cleanse” them. Ethnic cleansing differs from genocide in that its primary goal is the

This can also be argued with corporate greed. In 2011, Red Cross launched a multimillion dollar campaign to help the poverty stricken and earthquake wracked country of Haiti. The main focus was to build hundreds of permanent homes. Today, not a single home has been built by the Red Cross. Residents are forced to live in rusty scrap metal shacks, some even without food, water, and electricity. The Red Cross Foundation received nearly a billion dollars to help fund this project. According to propublica.org’s webpage, “How The Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti”, they explain,” The Red Cross says it has provided homes to more than 130,000 people. But the actual number of permanent homes the group has built in all of Haiti: six.” Even organizations that boast about helping those in need don't follow through and instead keep the money for themselves. People in Haiti today are starving, dirty, and thirsty, while the Red Cross does little to