Tallow ball

Author: Mark Twain
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Through the tragedy of "The High-Towered," the novel meticulously depicts the base and evil of the ruling class, criticizes the materialistic and morally corrupt social reality, exposes the moral degradation of the bourgeoisie and the naked money relationships between people under the dominance of financial power. The book portrays the harsh and dark lives of the lower classes and also describes how a young man from this background forms his initial worldview.