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 examples
             of the cruel things Man does that no other animal on earth would do. Satan says that that
             although man was given the Moral Sense to differentiate right from wrong he usually
             makes the wrong decision(78). Satan also says that man is proud to have the Moral Sense
             when it is actually a "shameful possession"(78).
             The examples of the poverty in the French Village(78-9), the man being tortured
             in the jail(78),and persecution of the witches are all used by Satan to teach Theodor the
             flaws of mankind and the Moral Sense. Theodor begins to understand why Satan looks
             down upon our race as silly and trivial when he sees all of the cruel things that man does
             to other men and animals. Satan defends even the animals of the earth by saying that
             even they are not "tainted with the disease called the Moral Sense"(80) and therefore
             cannot do wrong because they don't have a choice like man does. He questions the boys
             as to why Hans Oppert's loyal dog should not be allowed into heaven and asks if their
             race "can add anything to this dog's stock of morals and magnanimities."(80) Satan
             thinks that the Moral Sense make humans a foolish race. Man's cruelty cannot be blamed
             on anyone but him because he knows right from wrong.
             Along with the Moral Sense, Satan also compares humans to sheep, and says that
             they are mostly followers and afraid to assert themselves because they want to sta
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