- Development Hell: Mark Twain spend years between writing it, trying to figure out how to finish it. See Reality Subtext below for how he resolved it.
- Reality Subtext: Mark Twain's life was seriously affected by family death at the time. Twain was in a "Rage Against the Heavens" mode.
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