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In the Mark Twain story “The Mysterious Stranger”, Satan teaches Theodor that the Moral Sense that humans possess is more of an impairment than a gift. The first time Satan degrades Man’s Moral Sense is when he use the term to explain the difference between himself and Man (66). Theodor, who only had a “dim idea of what the Moral Sense was” is upset at the way Satan speaks of it. Satan shows Theodor several …

…thinks about, but does not tell Marget to be careful with her actions when he knows people are becoming suspicious of her household. The Moral Sense and the idea of Man’s tendency to follow the loud minority are taught to Theodor to be the flaws of mankind. Theodor learns from Satan’s lessons when he considers that he is guilty of some of the things Satan has presented to him as being distinctly human.