Twain sets this story frame- a story within a story- in which the first-person narrator asks about a man named leonidas smiley but gets a story about jim smiley instead. in the end, the narrator makes a show of going away disappointed. how does this device contribute to the impact of the tall tale?

It demonstrates that schooling is not a valid metric for estimating intellect. There is an intimacy and a less distant reading experience when the narrator uses first-person narrative. In stories when the narrator makes the reader a character, the plot is haunting and personal. It is much easier for the reader to connect with a story when it is told from the viewpoint of a first-person narrator.

A tourniquet is a constricting band placed around a limb and tightened to eliminate arterial flow past the device. Simply tying a constricting band tightly around a limb rarely provides enough pressure to occlude arterial flow.

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