in the story “A Cub Pilot” by Mark Twain, Mr. Bixby, the narrator’s chief, plays a key part in his life by teaching him a life lesson.
That life lessons that Mr. Bixby teaches the narrator is not second guess himself.
As a cub pilot, the narrator is training to become a steamboat pilot and must exercise “good and quick judgment” and “calm courage” (28).
Mr. Bixby challenges the narrator’s judgment by making him second guess himself. This is significant because......
