It has been a busy week writing for the blog and teaching middle school! We have a lot to conquer this week, so let’s get right into and see what we learned last week and look ahead to next week!
Last week
We analyzed chapters XXIX-XXXIII of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain. We discovered Hank Morgan’s plan to mask he and Arthur as peasants. The plan works well until Hank scares some of the commoners with his talk of equality and equity in capital. Their minds are blown by this fact, and Hank begins to think he and Arthur are in danger.
We also read a little about the Gilded Age and its relationship to Camelot. Both feudal society and society during the turn of the century have a great deal of similarities. Historically, we also looked at the Harlem Renaissance, as it was a very early examination in the history of the blog, and the social upheaval that the renaissance brought relates to Hank Morgan’s interest in reforming feudal society.
Additionally, we examined the idea of medieval fallacies, as Mark Twain’s novel has some elements of farce, such as the use of torture racks in a dungeon, which actually didn’t happen until later and not very often even when they were in vogue. Moreover, it has been getting more and more like autumn out there, so we read some poetry and analyzed the month of September through various perspectives. Lastly, we outlined and summarized Chuck Palahniuk’s Doomed, as Hank Morgan’s fantastical journey into the realm of Camelot has had a certain spell of doom over it since it started (the church, the knights, the indignation at equality).
This week
We are going to finish up A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by reading the last section of the book. It is a high-octane and action-oriented episode. Furthermore, we also going to take apart some of the anachronisms in Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee, and not just the obvious ones.
Likewise, the Word of the Week will explore chivalry as an institution in medieval society. Lastly, I will also post a blog post from earlier in the history of The Writing Post that centers on the topic of the week.
Feel free to stop by to Like and Comment. See you on the blog this week!
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