Usually writers are remembered for their uniqueness as a storyteller. One reason may be for the story's tension, humor, sadness or other quality. Many writers want to add special elements to their writing that would interest the reader.
             For example, Mark Twain and his short story, "The Notorious Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County." In this story Twain wants to attract the reader, by doing so he used ways to add humor to the story. One way he did so was by using exaggeration. For example, in this story Twain's characters, which were animals, were not your everyday animals. Twain mentions a dog with no hind legs named Andrew Jackson who fought another dog. The other dog had gained his reputation by biting his opponent's hind leg until they ran away to their owner. Seeing how Andrew Jackson didn't have any hind legs the fight was nearly pointless however, funny. Another example of Twain's comical writing was presented when he talked of a frog named Daniel Webster. When mentioning Daniel Webster he used dialect spelling Daniel, Dan'l. Dan'l Webster was a special frog that could out jump any frog he faced. However, one day the owner of the frog, Leonidas W. Smiley challenged a man, when then man said he didn't have a frog, Smiley went to fetch a frog for him. After they jumped, and Smiley lost or the first time, he was astonished to find out that the man had stuffed his frog full of quail shot. The man skated off with the $40 wager and Smiley chased after him but was unsuccessful. These were some of the ways Twain was able to attract readers into his stories.
             Another example of unique writing styles and storytelling was in the short story, "To Build a Fire," by Jack London. Throughout the story London shows the conflicts between man and nature. The character in the story has to over come the cold, however he's very stubborn. He goes out in to –75 degree snowstorm to...