Twain and Freud on the Human Race

Abraham Kupersmith is a retired professor of English at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. He has presented numerous times at the Center for Mark Twain Studies, and has also written about American political theory. He lives in Bronx, New York.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      I Two Models of Human Nature      “What Is Man?” and Freud’s Structural Model of PersonalityII The Creation of Character      The Role of Circumstance in “The Turning Point of My Life”III Civilization and Group Psychology      Herd Behavior in “The United States of Lyncherdom” and The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnIV Character and Civilization      The Five Worlds of The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnV The Relationship Between Temperament and Training      Social Ideology in “The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg”VI Race and Temperament      Personality and the Ideology of Race in Pudd’nhead WilsonVII Religion and Civilization      The Democratic Demagogue in Christian ScienceVIII History and Character      Temperament and Training in Two Historical Periods: A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s CourtIX Politics, Patriotism, and Leadership      The Democratic Leader in Personal Recollections of Joan ofX Leadership, Ideology, and the Church      Temperament and Religion in the Eseldorf Version of “The Mysterious Stranger”Conclusion      Afterword      Appendix: “What Is Man?”      Notes      Bibliography      Index