A Study of Mark Twain's hopes, social criticism and warnings through the main character as seen in a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court

Christine, Merry (1997) A Study of Mark Twain's hopes, social criticism and warnings through the main character as seen in a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.

Abstract

The thesis writer is interested in exploring one of Mark Twaxn ' s works, namely A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, since it tells about his hopes, his social criticism on the nineteenth century American society, especially on slavery, oppression and corruption and also the novel is his warning for the nineteenth century American society. To show Mark Twain's hopes and social criticism, the thesis writer analyses the action and characters of Hank Morgan, as the main character in the novel. Then, the thesis writer also discuses Mark Twain's warnings on the American society. Through the study, the thesis writer finds out how Mark Twain uses A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court to convey his hopes, social criticism and trie social warning toward the nineteenth century American society. Based on analysis, it is concluded that Mark and warns the nineteenth century American society about used of modern technology .

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