What are the motifs in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County by Mark Twain?

American Society is a recurring idea. When first published, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" provided relevant and incisive commentary about ninteenth-century American society. While portraying Easterners as educated and refined and Westerners as uneducated and gullible on the surface, Twain upset these stereotypes on a deeper level. He depicted the Easterner (Mark Twain) as a snob and someone who could easily be duped, while portraying the Westerner (Simon Wheeler) as somewhat of a schemer who, despite his lack of formal training, tells highly original tales.