Mario Peña
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
By Mark Twain
“At the end of an hour we saw a far-away town sleeping in a valley by a winding river; and beyond it on a hill, a vast gray fortress, with towers and turrets, the first I had ever seen out of a picture ‘Bridgeport?’ said I, pointing. ‘Camelot,’ said he” (Twain 20). 1. While Hank Morgan, also known as the Yankee, recounts his story of his adventures to the narrator, he reveals he finds out he is in Camelot when Sir Kay, a knight, reveals his whereabouts.
2. After an hour of walking with Sir Kay, Hank Morgan recalls the sight of a town in a valley near a river. Further ahead they see a castle, vivid as a picture, on a hill. Hank asks Sir Kay if they have arrived near Bridgeport …show more content…
When I read this quote I had one of those “Ohh! So that’s why!” moments. I can essentially relate to Hank because I too also keep a journal of mine to record important moments in my life that I write down so I never forget.
“And such dreams! Such strange dreams! Such strange and awful dreams, Sandy! Dreams that were as real as reality – delirium, of course but so real!” (Twain 467). 1. Back in nineteenth century England at Warwick Castle, the narrator goes to the Yankee’s room and sees the Yankee waking up from his dream. The Yankee speaks to the narrator who believes he is Sandy since he cannot see well, and tells the narrator that he just woke up from a dream before passing away.
2. Hank declares he had various dreams, extremely bizarre dreams. He then calls for Sandy who is sadly not there, and says his dreams were so realistic he has probably gone mad, but still they were so vivid.
3. This is a key passage that reveals that Hank Morgan was simply dreaming about his life in Camelot. In the end all of Hanks goals to advance and modernize England in the sixth century failed and his death symbolizes how his attempts also died with him as well. It is Hanks own attempt at creating his dreams into a reality that causes his
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
By Mark Twain
“At the end of an hour we saw a far-away town sleeping in a valley by a winding river; and beyond it on a hill, a vast gray fortress, with towers and turrets, the first I had ever seen out of a picture ‘Bridgeport?’ said I, pointing. ‘Camelot,’ said he” (Twain 20). 1. While Hank Morgan, also known as the Yankee, recounts his story of his adventures to the narrator, he reveals he finds out he is in Camelot when Sir Kay, a knight, reveals his whereabouts.
2. After an hour of walking with Sir Kay, Hank Morgan recalls the sight of a town in a valley near a river. Further ahead they see a castle, vivid as a picture, on a hill. Hank asks Sir Kay if they have arrived near Bridgeport …show more content…
When I read this quote I had one of those “Ohh! So that’s why!” moments. I can essentially relate to Hank because I too also keep a journal of mine to record important moments in my life that I write down so I never forget.
“And such dreams! Such strange dreams! Such strange and awful dreams, Sandy! Dreams that were as real as reality – delirium, of course but so real!” (Twain 467). 1. Back in nineteenth century England at Warwick Castle, the narrator goes to the Yankee’s room and sees the Yankee waking up from his dream. The Yankee speaks to the narrator who believes he is Sandy since he cannot see well, and tells the narrator that he just woke up from a dream before passing away.
2. Hank declares he had various dreams, extremely bizarre dreams. He then calls for Sandy who is sadly not there, and says his dreams were so realistic he has probably gone mad, but still they were so vivid.
3. This is a key passage that reveals that Hank Morgan was simply dreaming about his life in Camelot. In the end all of Hanks goals to advance and modernize England in the sixth century failed and his death symbolizes how his attempts also died with him as well. It is Hanks own attempt at creating his dreams into a reality that causes his