As Hank is being imprisoned in King Arthur's Court, he picks apart each of the main attendees and internally see’s their faults. One thing Hanks seems to be taken back upon is how everyone seems to be gleefully …show more content…
In the chapter entitled “Beginnings of Civilization”, Hank seems to think that starting up industries and schools will fix this immorality he sees (Twain, 55-57). A school is a valid thing to start up, but it is interesting that Hank thinks industrialization will fix problems of that day. Yes, education of the mass, in schooling and in crafting is a good thing to do, but will that really fix immorality? Hanks is convinced that it will, but through various episodes later in the novel, Twain’s point is clear: even though machines are great, they are just machines (Beard, Echo). Machinery’s purpose was never to fix day-to-day issues but rather to improve our day to day life. Twain wants his audience of the late 1800’s to clearly understand that humanity, not technology, can fix the social issues of that day. Our dependency should not be with