Imagine an outrageous gambler, betting on anything he can get his greedy hands on and never loses a single bet. Then one day someone uses his cheating tactics against himself and he finally loses. To begin with, the story “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” written by Mark Twain is about how Simon Wheeler tells the narrator the amusing story of Jim Smiley and his trained frog. A notorious gambler, Jim was startled one day when a stranger fed his frog lead and made Jim lose the bet. In the tall tale “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain, it uses caricatures or comic characters, and hyperbole to convey the universal truth of don't be too overconfident because it could come back to hurt or mislead someone.
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Furthermore, Smiley’s morale relates to the universal truth because the story points out, “ he was the curiousest man always betting that turned up...”(686). From this quote, the reader can infer that Smiley is an overconfident individual which reflects the meaning of the universal truth. In addition, comic characters and caricatures were used when Mark Twained confronted Simon Wheeler at the tavern, the story explains “ Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and blockaded me there with his chair, and then sat down and then reeled off the monotonous narrative…”(686). This supports the theme because Wheeler was also a caricature of a person who is full of themselves. Another reason why Jim Smiley displays a caricature of someone who is self-centered and cocky is when he is overconfident and rude about his bets. This is exhibited in the text, it states, “...Parson Walker's wife laid very sick…” “I’ll resk two-and-a-half she don't anyway…”(687). This explains the universal truth because since Smiley is blinded by the fact the someone is seriously ill, therefore this conveys his lack of respect for others and his confidence of his bets. In all, comic characters and caricatures were used to not only create humor, but to further develop the universal
Furthermore, Smiley’s morale relates to the universal truth because the story points out, “ he was the curiousest man always betting that turned up...”(686). From this quote, the reader can infer that Smiley is an overconfident individual which reflects the meaning of the universal truth. In addition, comic characters and caricatures were used when Mark Twained confronted Simon Wheeler at the tavern, the story explains “ Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and blockaded me there with his chair, and then sat down and then reeled off the monotonous narrative…”(686). This supports the theme because Wheeler was also a caricature of a person who is full of themselves. Another reason why Jim Smiley displays a caricature of someone who is self-centered and cocky is when he is overconfident and rude about his bets. This is exhibited in the text, it states, “...Parson Walker's wife laid very sick…” “I’ll resk two-and-a-half she don't anyway…”(687). This explains the universal truth because since Smiley is blinded by the fact the someone is seriously ill, therefore this conveys his lack of respect for others and his confidence of his bets. In all, comic characters and caricatures were used to not only create humor, but to further develop the universal