This section provides a short description of all the major
objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide
for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or
you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets
that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question
formats. Baltimore, Maryland - Mencken was born in this place
and spent his entire life there and did all of his writing
there. The Universe - In Mencken's view, this place is
meaningless and absurd and humanity is even more absurd for
thinking he is the center of it. The United States - Mencken's
country of origin and the country of concern in his writings.
The South - Mencken despised this region of the country as a
whole, at least post-Civil War. The Baltimore Sun - This was one
of the most famous newspapers... This section contains 344
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