Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
He was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. Samuel L. Clemens wrote under the pen name Mark Twain. He went on to pen several novels, including two major classics of American literature, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. Twain died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut.
The Prince and the Pauper is a story about two boys in 16th century England who were born on the same day and look identical, but are not related to each other. One named Edward Tudor is a prince, and the other named Tom Canty, is a pauper. Tom sneaked in the palace garden and meets the prince. They changed clothes with each other and the guards discover them and throw out the prince, since they are identical. Nobody believes them when they try to tell the truth. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne. The evil earl of Hertford attempts to murder the prince to gain power himself.
C. moral/ethical level
It is wrong for the prince and the pauper to exchange with each other because they need to learn how to love their selves.
They shouldnt exchange even though they want to have what the other has. Even though it is fun to exchange and experience what each other do, they still shouldnt exchange because they would regret it because thats not how they grew up. All they know is the positive things.
E. universal/philosophical level
Theme
Twain's satiric expose of the concept that "clothes make the man": when the two lads exchange clothes, the prince immediately becomes the pauper and is thus treated like a pauper and, likewise, the pauper is treated like a prince merely because he is dressed in royal robes.
Lesson Learned
We can learn that we don't need to be choosy on what we have. We must be happy on what we are or what we have in life.