In the opening of the novel Mark Twain writes his “Notice” stating that, ” Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” What I believe he meant by this “Notice” and the reasoning behind it is that he wanted people reading the novel to have an open mind and to not look too much into things. Often when people read books they are reading it to discover the plot, what the moral of the story is, or find the motive; when Twain write’s his “Notice” he wants people to do the very opposite. What i believe Twain’s purpose of this “Notice” was, was for readers to read the book as it is and enjoy it, and not to look too much into things. The effect Twain creates with his “Notice” is one which makes the reader read the book differently. Personally, if I had not read the “Notice” I would’ve enjoyed reading the book less; however, after reading the “Notice” I enjoy the book more because it reminds me to not look into everything too much. Overall, Twain’s “Notice” was a good edition to to his novel and it helps set the tone and mood for the story he tells.
Romin K.
I felt that pointing out that Mark Twain’s notice was to have the readers not read too much into the book was important. Sometimes with all the blogs and tweets, it’s hard not to read too much into the words. However, when I remind myself of the notice, the book becomes easier to understand and absorb.