What does Mark Twain think of the narrator, and how does he show this? 1. In the way he describes the narrator's abrupt departure, Twain suggests that the man is
unnecessarily impatient.
2. The way the narrator is irritated by Wheeler's story suggests that Twain means for the
Easterner to seem arrogant and gullible
3. The narrator's willingness to listen to Wheeler suggests that Twain imagines the visitor to be
dull and unimaginative.
If the narrator's speech is any indication, Twain thinks of the Easterner as an intelligent, open-
minded, and generous person