Use Of Satire In A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

Mark Twain’s Satire Mark Twain's satire, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, tells the struggles of Hank Morgan. Even though Twain's method of using satire may be hard to understand for readers, his satire develops an argument about social and political change. First, Twain’s use of satire could advance political change, but it could also have many limitations. Twain’s use of satire may be difficult for readers to understand. In perspective one, Cari Keebaugh states, “Hank Morgan is packaged and delivered to his audience as somewhat of a paradox; he condemns the aristocracy, but joins their ranks when he earns a title, 'The Boss' and is 'ignorant of his own flaws,' making him perhaps harder for readers to relate to” (Keebaugh). This

Furthermore, Hank is a man that doesn't care much about the people of Camelot, but his ideas and knowledge he shares with the villagers can be useful to his plan for modernization. Moreover, eventually Hank shares empathy towards the villagers due to Hank’s consequences of his involvement in the village. In perspective, Keebaugh states, “it is my opinion that Hank's ignorance is exactly what makes him such a timeless character; Twain crafted a hero with contradictory behaviors and beliefs: in short, he created a character who was honestly human” (Keebaugh). Therefore, Twain’s use of satire creates an advancement in the story and helps bring about political change also. Despite its challenges, Twain’s satire serves a purpose in the social change. Twain highlights King Arthur’s era in which he exposes the flaws using humor and

Twain shows how Hank uses his knowledge to help the village of Camelot. In perspective 3, Twain states, “This Yankee of mine has neither the refinement nor the weakness of a college education; he is a perfect ignorant; he is the boss of a machine shop; he can build a locomotive or a Colt's revolver, he can put up a telegraph line, but he's an ignorant, nevertheless” (Twain). Therefore, readers can relate to the hard work and achievement of Hank’s goals. In addition, the humor and irony of Twain’s ideas are advancing due to the comic book adaptation the novel takes. Readers should be able to connect their lives with the story and using the comic book format can help the readers. In perspective two, Albert Kanter states, “Comic books should not be judged by whether or not they successfully stuff a long novel into a comic format (which is surely impossible for many reasons), but by what lens they offer of the original text.” (Kanter). Comic books can be an important tool for understanding a book better. The imagery comic books showcase will help readers understand how the humor and irony can affect the characters in the