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
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Approximate Word count = 1620
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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