What views about raymond's run what's important do most of the stories and poems in this unit share? how do the selections differ in their views of what's important?

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Describe how the festival of spring bring out the latent joy in human nature?

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the ? 1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.