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Table of Contents | Downloadable/Printable Version STUDY QUESTIONS 1. Why does Mark Twain use the device of a frame to begin and end the novel? 2. How different is Camelot from Connecticut according to Hank Morgan? 3. How does Morgan save his life and earn the favor of the King? 4. How does Morgan use both Science and Superstition to establish his identity in Camelot? 5. How does Morgan become The Boss of Camelot? 6. Why does Sir Sagramour challenge Morgan to fight a duel with him? 7. Why does the King choose Morgan to go hunting for the abducted princesses? 8. In what way does Sandy play the part of a faithful companion?
9. Who is Morgan le Fay? How does she reflect the evils of the age? 10. Why does Morgan go to the Valley of Holiness? How does he work the miracle? 11. How does King Arthur display the positive side of his personality during his tour of the countryside? 12. How do the tough experiences of life make Arthur a just King? 13. How are the King and the Boss saved from execution? 14. How does Clarence prove to be a trusted servant and friend of the Boss? 15. How does the Boss transform Camelot into a modern city? 16. How does the Boss defeat the knights in the tournament? 17. Why does the Boss leave Camelot? 18. What startling changes take place in Camelot in the absence of the Boss? 19. Why do the Boss and Clarence shift to the Merlin's Cave? 20. How do the army of the Boss manage to vanquish twenty five thousand knights? 21. How does the Boss get wounded? 22. How does Boss meet his end? Explain the irony of reversal in the last scene? COMMENT ON THE STUDY OF LITERATURE The study of literature is not like the study of math or science, or even history. While those disciplines are based largely upon fact, the study of literature is based upon interpretation and analysis. There are no clear-cut answers in literature, outside of the factual information about an author's life and the basic information about setting and characterization in a piece of literature. The rest is a highly subjective reading of what an author has written; each person brings a different set of values and a different background to the reading. As a result, no two people see the piece of literature in exactly the same light, and few critics agree on everything about a book or an author. In this set of PinkMonkey Literature Notes for a well-known piece of literature, we at PinkMonkey.com have tried to give an objective literary analysis based upon the information actually found in the novel, book, or play. In the end, however, it is an individual interpretation, but one that we feel can be readily supported by the information that is presented in the guide. In your course of literature study, you or your professor/teacher may come up with a different interpretation of the mood or the theme or the conflict. Your interpretation, if it can be logically supported with information contained within the piece of literature, is just as correct as ours. So is the interpretation of your teacher or professor. Literature is simply not a black or white situation; instead, there are many gray areas that are open to varying analyses. Your task is to come up with your own analysis that you can logically defend. Hopefully, these PinkMonkey Literature Notes will help you to accomplish that goal. Table of Contents | Downloadable/Printable Version TheBestNotes.com Copyright ©2003,
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