The essay, "The Lowest Animal" by Mark Twain fairly sarcastic although it still makes the reader really think about what he's saying. Throughout the essay, Twain makes several well thought out ideas about mankind. However those ideas are not all ones that everyone would be proud of or agree with. The overall message of his essay is to explain Twain's point of view about why humans are the lowest animals. Several times throughout the essay …showed first 75 words of 444 total…

…showed last 75 words of 444 total…would support his position on the topic. Throughout the essay, although Mark Twain is sarcastic and quite a bit one sided and pessimistic, he still is able to put his point across and truly impact the reader and make them think. Mark Twain felt very strongly about his topic and wanted to express it in a way that would keep the reader interested and not bored out of their minds, and he did so successfully.