In "a cub pilot", what is one of mark twain's purposes in using humor?
to make readers think that there is nothing serious about his story
to describe what life was like on the mississippi river
to make readers interested in the narrator and the story to make readers wonder what will happen at the end

One of Twain's purposes in using humor in "A cub pilot" is:

to make readers wonder what will happen at the end

Explanation:

There are two good options here that can apply as the correct answer.

to describe what life was like on the Mississippi River

and

to make readers wonder what will happen at the end

However, he didn't require humor to describe how life was on the Mississippi River. he could have used any other genre. That is why those options are discarded. Now, the reasons behind awakening interest in the readers to find out what would happen in the end come from the standpoint of how karma, life, and destiny always make the correct thing even when the reality is inclined to one side.

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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