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I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and I could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far. "Quarter twain! Quarter twain! Mark twain!"We were drawing nine! My hands were in a nerveless flutter. I could not ring a bell intelligibly with them. I flew to the speaking-tube and shouted to the engineer, "Oh, Ben, if you love me, back her! Quick, Ben! Oh, back the immortal soul out of her!" I heard the door close gently. I looked around, and there stood Mr. Bixby, smiling a bland, sweet smile. Then the audience on the hurricane-deck sent up a thundergust of humiliating laughter. I saw it all now, and felt meaner than the meanest man in human history. I laid in the lead, set the boat in her marks, came ahead on the engines, and said, "It was a fine trick to play on an orphan, it? I suppose I'll never hear the last of how I was stupid enough to heave the lead at the head of 66." "Well, no, you won't, maybe. In fact I hope you won't; for I want you to learn something by that experience. Didn't you know there was no bottom in that crossing?" "Yes, sir, I did."



You will write one well-developed paragraph of at least 7-8 sentences. In your paragraph, identify one major idea in the memoir "A Cub Pilot." Then identify one sentence in the passage that directly develops or refines that main idea. Explain how that sentence develops the main idea you identified. Make sure you are using specific evidence from the "A Cub Pilot" to support your ideas.

Answer 1

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi, a nonfiction story, is an interesting text with very different but similar characters. Mark Twain is an apprentice cub pilot working on a steamboat. Brown is a pro pilot also working on the same boat. The two characters have a conflict arising from the beginning of the story. As the story flows, the tension develops. This tension raises due to the differences between the two characters. Twain and Brown have some differences and similarities in regards to their position. Twain is an apprentice, a cub pilot, and Brown is the boss, the pilot. Twain is under Brown to learn few skills and Brown usually abuses the power; orders Twain around. Persistently, Twain is under stress because Brown keeps irritating him. Although Twain wanted to kill Brown, he had to hold back because he is a co-pilot. The tension between the two characters is caused because of the difference of position. Nonetheless, Brown and Twain are both passionate in their job. That is why neither of them wanted to leave the ship. The different position of the two characters is reflected throughout the story.

Answer 2

Hi!

I took this not too long ago. I took this in K12. So one of the major ideas of the story is the fact that the main idea is dont let know one interfere with your confidence. When the cub pilot was practicing on the boat he learned alot over time. For example, when he was trying to do something with some ropes and he failed but he kept on trying and trying!