Pudd’nhead Wilson and those Extraordinary Twins

Mark Twain's 1894 novel, "Pudd'nhead Wilson," unfolds in the fictional town of Dawson's Landing on the Mississippi River. The plot revolves around two boys, one born into slavery with a trace of black ancestry and the other, white, destined for a life of privilege. The boys are inadvertently switched at birth, leading to a complex narrative of social roles, deception, and crime. Twain weaves a tale of identity, privilege, and the consequences of societal norms. The story explores themes of race and class, culminating in a courtroom revelation using fingerprint evidence that exposes the true identities and destinies of the protagonists.