"What Is Man?" is a philosophical conversation between a seasoned and wise old man and an inexperienced but eager to learn young man, in which Mark Twain strayed away from classical storytelling. In this work, which Twain wrote during the years when the Industrial Revolution was in full swing, Twain likens man to the "machine", which is the symbol and brief summary of the Industrial Revolution. Because the machine is the representative of change, development, production and ultimately prosperity. Man, too, is described with this image, which looks perfect both in its functioning and in what it represents. While the old man charts a course with his experience and knowledge, the young man reflects different points of view with his curiosity and skepticism.
As you read, you will take part in the dialogues and ask the same or different questions. Mark Twain has been asking and answering the same question that people have been asking themselves for ages and to which he has given hundreds of different answers
