Satire In Mark Twain's A Time Of Gifts

Three words; people are evil.. It is almost like we can not help it because it is just our nature but we can, we just chose not to sometimes. There are a lot of sin in the world and we were born into a sinful world. There is literally no way around not sinning and sinning is evil. We are all very selfish people and anything that does not go our way, we will do anything to get it our way even if it is hurting people to get there. Though, some people think humankind is good, but I just have to disagree...
Mark Twain views humans as awful people. In this story he used “satire” to prove his point to his readers. His “proof of study” humiliates him because it allows men to be seen as “the lowest animal” (decentive men). He used satire and chose his words carefully while addressing problems in his society by using humor. In the text he says,”I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals”(so called)......”

Stephen Gould thinks that humans as a whole are good people and he backs his reasoning up with many things. “ We have a duty, almost a holy responsibility……” In his words, this is what he says in the text. He makes it sound like we are angel of something, though it is not just that. I do agree that we should be kind to everyone but I also think we are all mean people; we just have that nature in us.
Both stories,” The Lowest Animal” by Mark Twain and “A Time of Gifts” by Stephen Gould have very different on the nature of man. Their purposes for writing are also very different. Stephen Gould views people are good and Mark Twain thinks that humans are awful. I am not sure who I would agree with because I believe it can go both ways. Both Mark Twain and Stephen Gould, have good theories and reasoning for their thoughts and opinions. Humans can be good and bad, but only as individually. Though, people as a whole, could out rule one or the