At the beginning of his criticism, he provides a valid explanation that Twain presents the integrity of ointments negatively. He used the characteristics of Tom and Roxy to make his point and suggested that Twains presented both characters as morally corrupt. He suggested that although Twains personally disagreed with slavery, he did not demonstrate it in his writings. His critic seems to have a fundamental rationality. He did a good job introducing his critics to Twain's perspective