The concept of time travel was not a subject new for fiction. However, it was quite a leap for the like of Mark Twain who has been writing about clear-cut fiction (To Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn) before he wrote something purely out of fantasy. The Legend of King Arthur arguably does not have a...
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Mark Twain is often thought of as the most cynical writer in American literature. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is perhaps one of greatest works. In this amusing story, Twain takes an American entrepreneur from his own day and age, and thrusts him back to the age of King Arthur...
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“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” In the novel Hank Morgan lives in the nineteenth century and is transported back in time to the sixth century in England. He is at a greater advantage compared to the sorcerers and miracle-working church officials of England because of his diverse...
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In Chapter 1 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain, the role of inequality is emphasized heavily. The quote on page 8, paragraph 2 shows this. The quote is “They and the women, as a rule, wore a coarse tow-linen robe that came well below the knee, and a rude sort...
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“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” — Page 164 — “You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.” — — “My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The...
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