How are the details about twain's failures in his odd jobs important to our understanding of the character? a they reinforce the notion that the character is lazy, does not want to work, and is not capable of working hard. b they detail how prospects in the american west were much dimmer than advertised, making for a harder life for those who sought fame and fortune in the new frontier. c they mark his development from an inexperienced easterner trying to make-it-rich to an experienced, yet cynical, western writer. d they show that he is eager to work but has few useful skills, making him a loveable but pathetic

The details about Twain's failures in his odd jobs important to our understanding of the character are that They show that he is eager to work but has few useful skills, making him a loveable but pathetic

Explanation:

"Roughing It" by Mark Twain takes a lot of details from his own experience as a young man going through different working experiences, and growing into was he was going to be, we can see in the story that the character tries in so many ways and so many places to be successful without achieving much, because of his lack oh ability in most of the cases.

in this text, paine use the word “ye” several times in order to  capture  the  attention of the colonists who   haven't understand the   importance and urgency of his cause. the word "ye" that is the plural of   "thou" is used to call the colonists attention and make the fight for the cause.