In this novel Mark Twain uses a technique called frame that adds a certain degree of credibility to the story. The narrator in A World of Explanation, the introductory chapter, tells us how he came to know parts of the story and how he read the rest in the manuscript. In the opening frame, the narrator is touring the ancient Warwick Castle where he meets a strange man, who began walking with him and began telling him tales about such people as Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, and other knights of the Round Table. The strange man introduces to the narrator the idea of the transpositions of epochs and of bodies. he gives the narrator a manuscript of his adventures, tales which he has written down from journals which he kept. As the narrator examined the journal the …show more content…
Thats where the story leads of to the adventure of Hank Morgan. In this story Mark Twain is the narrator to whom the manuscript was given to. Hank Morgan is the Yankee in King Arthur's court. He is the strange man who hands his journal of adventures to the narrator. Hank Morgan is also known as the boss throughout most of the story. Sir Kay the Seneschal is the knight who captures Hank Morgan in the beginning of the story when he wakes up in the sixth century. Arthur is the king of Britian, the ruler of Camelot. Merlin is the mightiest magician until the boss shows up and is bested several times. Guenever is the wife of Arthur also known as the Queen of England who is especially interested in Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot is the most prominent knight of the round table. This novel has several different themes. One of the themes is slavery, “A master might kill his slave for nothing—for mere spite, malice, or to