The Art of Humor and Irony in Mark Twain’s The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg: From the Perspective of the Construction of the Plot

Mark Twain, a prominent critical realist, is also known as an extraordinary master of humor in the 19th century. Pungent but exquisite ironies and a sense of humor are ubiquitous in his works, the hypocritical nature of American capitalism is revealed profoundly, especially in his most important one The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg, whose plot was quite ingenious, full of quick-witted ironies exhibited by the fascinating beginning, thrilling climax, and the dramatic ending incisively and vividly. Thus, the thesis mainly analyses the art of humor and irony from the perspective of the construction of the plot.