Language and Character

Introduction

Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known by his pseudonym Mark Twain - was an American writer. Mark Twain is best known as author of books about the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn known (Newton, 35). He was a representative of American realism, and is especially due to his humorous, of local color embossed famous and accurate observations of social behavior because of his short stories and sharp-tongued criticism of American society. His, in his works he describes everyday racism protagonists see through the hypocrisy and mendacity of the prevailing conditions. In his Notebook (1898), Mark Twain said, "A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation." This paper reflects on Mark Twain's quotation.

Discussion

Ethics is philosophy's subdivision which is most concerned with exploring the temperament of responsibility, virtue, goodness and other connected conceptions. The ethical values of a person are demonstrated by the way he talks and uses the words. Mark Twain rightly says that the character of the man can be learned through the adjectives he uses in conversations. A good conversation, plays with language, explores tones, makes use of pace, implies by gesture, acts by movement, and has meaning even in silence (Arnett, 76). A good conversation is an intellectual challenge since it could be witty and filled with wisdom at the same time. It is the best use of language and the greatest form of learning. It's an entire human experience where both are processing information and expressing ones' self.

Language is an integral part which demonstrates the ethics of an individual. As per Twain's quote, language helps in evaluating and judging a person. A man can be identified by the words he uses and the way he uses those words in the conversations. The way a person talks to ...