'Mark Twain Essay\r'

'The possession and safeguarding of empire on impertinent lands by a nation is called Imperialism. The enclosure was familiar to the Americans only during mid ordinal century. Mark Twain expressed his attitudes against imperialism in many of his works and also state it in harsh words. â€Å"I am an anti imperialist”, I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land”. subsequentlys he became the vice-president of Anti-Imperialist League.\r\nThe protagonist Hang Morgan in ‘A Connecticut northern in King Arthur’s Court, was brought back to 6th century England which was a time of grand political, economic and social hassles. The superstitions and fear of eldritch forces oppressed the lives of ordinary people. There he became ‘The Boss’ through his little scientific knowledge. The Camelot is not a place of unnamed social setting to the protagonist, but he failed to see what was happening beyond his suggestions.\r\nEdmund Reiss (in his afterward to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court) quotes Twain as having said â€Å"This Yankee of mine has neither the refine handst nor weakness of a college education. He is a perfect ignoramus”. The problem of imperialism is well extracted through the single character, Hank Morgan. Hank succeeded in bringing advancement to the people and order through technology and science. Clarence is a characteristic six century youth, who later en suite himself to nineteenth century.\r\nThe process was against what happened in Hank, who now wishes to be in the past, with Sandy. by dint of the depiction of the two characters itself, Twain tries to escape the positive and negative aspects of imperialism. Through the kill at the end of the story and pigeon hawk’s victory, Twain reminds the readers about men’s need of having faith in supernatural powers. References Twain Mark. ( 1889) . A write Warmed Up in Hell, harpist and Brothers, USA Twain Mark. (1889),A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. harpist & Brothers, USA .\r\n'