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A stars life

A stars life Connecticut Yankee was written in 1889 by Mark Twain. A man is taken from 19th century America and taken to 6th century England. Using his wits He is quickly able to put himself in a position of rank in the court of Camelot. He then introduces many modern inventions and ideas to the society in an attempt to bring it to what was considered the “right” way in the 19th Century. This shows how much influence a single man can have in the society around him. There is also a conflict of ideas in this book that leads to his eventual downfall and return to the 19th century. Throughout literature and history there have been many instances where a single man and his idea and beliefs have changed the course of events and shaped a society around his individual beliefs. These men have shaped history and the worlds that they live in. Connecticut Yankee is a prime example of such a man in a world, where his ideas cause a dramatic change. Hank Morgan was pulled from his world and taken to one that is a total opposite of his. Seeing that he cannot return to his world he then tries to transform Camelot to the world he remembers, 19th century America. Morgan enters a world of slavery, poverty, and control of the masses by a few select people. This world is completely different than what he is accustomed to and what he believes. He is in a world of superstition and lies. He uses his knowledge of a solar eclipse and plays it like if he where making the sun disappear. This gets him the position of Head wizard and second only in command to the king himself and it saves him from burning at the stake. The Camelot that Twain places Hank Morgan is a complete opposite to the world he comes from. He views them as a pack of uneducated fools and savages. This situation is much like that of the Time Traveler in H.G. Wells the Time Machine. Instead of going back in time he goes forward in time where the Eloi and the Morlocks, different races of people, are thrown back to primitive conditions. He talks to Eloi and sees them as little children who the Morlocks exploit for food and labor. He gets involved with a girl and saves her from the Morlocks. He then returns to the year 1899 to retrieve several books so that he can go back and help the Eloi restart civilization. The parallels between The Time Machine and Connecticut Yankee are many. Both main characters come from 19th century America. Their ideas and beliefs are very similar. They both act in a very similar way. Both stories basically parallel each other. Both men are taken from their world and put in a world that seems primitive to them. They make moves to investigate the surroundings and assert themselves as a dominant force in the area. Hank Morgan recruits a select group of people to help him lay the framework for making Camelot modern. Morgan follows a very aggressive strategy of assimilation and slow conversion of Britain to America. While the Time Traveler is more pacifist. He only gets involved because he wishes the better the human race. They each may have different means but the outcomes are eventually the same. A dramatic change with a collapse back to the previous matter of lifestyle. In many cases a single man can shape the final outcome and the future of a civilization. Morgan was on the verge of doing this but his policies and changes where two drastic for the world he was in. In the book Earth Abides by George R. Stewart is a novel about a man who lives in an earth where 99% of the human population has been killed by plague. He goes around the country till finally settled down. As the years passed, he raised a family and a tribe. HE sets up a school, but it fails. He teaches things to his kids and grandchildren by picking a few who are every interested and teaches them simple things like how to make arrows and then bestows upon them some of his ideas and beliefs. When he dies at the end of the book, he leaves behind a society of about 400 people who make arrows, carvings and love to debate, just as he wanted. Morgan in Connecticut Yankee tries to do major changes. Bibliography:

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