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Barbary In Mark Twain's The Jefferson Key

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Imagine what life would be like in the presence of wastrels or Barbary pirates. Imagine citizens of the U.S. and the government trying to stop them with all the fight they have left in them. Thus far in The Jefferson Key, the pirates found an expert at decoding ciphers and they have finally decoded The Jefferson Key. All they have to do is finish the last steps of solving the cipher and they will take over the U.S. Both sides of the battle have a plan and the strongest and most loyal soldiers will win the fight. Both sides have an equal opportunity of winning, but only the ones who fight like a ferocious tiger that hasn’t eaten for hours will win (Figurative Language). The three most important settings in the novel so far are the building that …show more content…

Cassiopeia was pleased to meet Shirley Kaiser and her beautiful home: “The house was a large, airy Georgian filled with plants, three cats, and exquisite antiques. The exterior had been awash with yellow light and an Iron Gate blocking a brick-paved drive had hung open” (Berry 153). From this, one could see that the sonorous house hid the evil that lurked inside of it. Shirley Kaiser hid her evil by making her house so beautiful that no one would expect her to be a threat. Unfortunately for Kaiser, Cassiopeia was able to crack the code and figure out that Kaiser was secretly in love with Quentin Hale. She did this by asking her a series of questions that lead to Kaiser finally cracking like an egg and giving up the truth (Figurative Language). This house is especially important because Cassiopeia was able to find out the truth in it and hopefully stop the commonwealth in its tracks. Without it, Quentin Hale’s position might have never been compromised and the commonwealth would’ve had an advantage over the U.S. government. Shirley Kaiser’s home is and will continue to be an important stepping-stone in who will win the

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