A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain, or rather Samuel Clemens wrote stories based upon the unconventional West, and the popularity of his work marked the end of the domination of American literature by new England writers. He is justly renown as a humorist, but by the other others of that time not much more than that. He portrayed American subjects in a humorous, and poetic language and his adherence to American themes, settings, and language set him apart from many of the writers of his day. In Twain's later writings, around 1890-1900, his books are marked by growing pessimism and bitterness, brought on by the death of his wife and two children. In his later years he wrote less, but became a celebrity and often times would travel across the country and speak out on public issues. ·Narrator- A man of great knowledge who was Busted atop his head and awoke in the 6th century. He immediately begins to astound people with his knowledge and tuns the late 500s into the late 1800s. He has a hatred towards chivalry and puts an end to it and creates an almost perfect Republic in England without slavery or knights in shining armor. ·Sandy- The woman whom the narrator marries from the medieval times. She was
·Clarence- A young boy whom was sent to assist the narrator while he was in prison. He is originally like an errand boy but the narrator grows fond of him, like a son. He becomes like his assistant and informs him of what goes on in the land and later what is the current news with all of his inventions in England. Most of my favorite parts were scenes where the Narrator is using modern inventions to prove that he is an almighty wizard. One of these scenes was the one at the end of the book where he fries thousands of knights with an electric fence then gunned down the rest with a machine gun he had mounted at his HQ. I'm not sure if the author was trying to make a point here, something like that even though he was still from an advanced society he still had the same killer instinct that these knights had. Now I'm not sure if this scene had ANY meaning at all, but if nothing else it was a good old fashion killing sequence, which is my favorite type. I also laughed out loud at several other things, like when he was told that Sandy was being held captive by ogres in an enchanted caste, which turned out to be nothing more than a pig farm. I found this to be quite funny and probably true, stories back then were more than likely told just to make themselves seem braver. Telling everyone that one such thing was really a perilous bestiary would make you seem extremely courageous just to enter it. These scenes were just my style, funny and violent, Critics Everywhere agree that Connecticut Yankee in king Arthur's court is a timeless classic. A satirical romance narrating the adventures of a 19th century Yankee who suddenly awakens in the days of the Round Table. It pokes fun at many of the things we hold to be true about the honor and importance of the things that happened with King Arthur. The author uses humor to show the differences between our time and what was back then, and shows just how far we've come today technologically. In general this book is appreciated amongst readers everywhere. It wasn't just the humorous scenes I liked, or the violent ones either. I also enjoyed many of the scenes where the narrator is expanding his vast knowledge across the countryside. Like the part where he begins talking about all the accomplishments that he has brought to England in his three years since he arrived. Things like phonographs, rail road, telephones, the aboliti
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Approximate Word count = 1620
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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