Part I

1. That a tale shall accomplish something and arrive somewhere. But the Deerslayer tale accomplished nothing and arrives in the air.

3. They require that the personages in a tale shall be alive, except in the case of corpses, and that always the reader shall be able to tell the corpses from the others. But this detail has often been overloaded in the Deerslayer tale.

4. They require that the personage in a tale, both dead and alive, shall exhibit a sufficient excuse for being there. But this detail also has been overlooked in the Deerslayer tale.

9. They require that the personage of a tale shall confine themselves to possibilities and let miracles alone;or; if they venture a miracle, the author must so plausibly set it forth us to make it look possible, and reasonable. But these rules are not respected in the Deerslayer tale.

10. They require that the author shall make the reader feel a deep interest in the personage of his tale and their fate; and that he shall make the reader love the good people in it, is indifferent to the others, and wishes that they would all get drowned together.

1. I feel that their was no meaning in writing the book. Most books people can relate to them because their was a part that they felt was written for them but for this book nothing was felt

3. If the person is alive make it obvious that the person speaking is really present. If the person is dead and maybe its there spirit that is talking prove to the readers that the person is not really alive.

4. Make sure that all characters in a book have a purpose in being there. Do not put a person present if it is obvious that they should not be there.

9. We all know when something is made up so when an author wants to tell a part that’s not reasonable he should still explain it to make it real and seem like it could really happen. 

10. Took a different route than the normal way a story usually would go. Liked the bad person rather than the good person and would like it more if something bad would happen to the good characters.

To Mark Twain the qualities of a good story would be to stick to the way that stories are usually written. Make sure theirs a point to the story and make sure  the right characters are in the correct parts and not just thrown in at any given moment. I believe that he wrote the rules because he really disliked Cooper. He wrote the rules to really get Cooper upset because he purposely put that Deerslayer tale did not agree with his rules.

Part II

“Well, one night-it was a friday night- dey comes a whole plattoon f’ma nigger ridgment datwas on guard at the house. With this one he used the use the right word, not its second cousin. The way i see it working is they are not holding anything back. Nigger is a strong word and instead of trying to get out the easy way he keeps it and it really helps the story.

“If you an’t my Henry, what is you doin’ wid dis welt on yo’ wris’ an’dat sk-yar on yo’ forehead? The rule that is being used is not omit necessary details. It works because this is the main thing that she remembered about her son. If these two things were not said about her son there would be no point in bringing back her son to her at the end of the story.