A Conncecticut Yankee and the Private History, by
Mark Twain
by Barry Wright
Essay: A Conncecticut Yankee and the Private History, by Mark Twain
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Samuel Clemens represents a prominent American writer who used his writings as a tool to educate members of
society, but also lacked the ability to fully comprehend particular events in history. He experienced an
advantageous life that established and intensified his literary skills. As a young boy, he lived in Hannibal, Florida,
where his father served as a judge and enrolled young Clemens in a private school. At school, he learned the
basics for writing but desired further instruction in literacy. After his father passed away, Clemens dropped school
and apprenticed as a newspaper printer. The expertise that he gained from his master led him to join several
newspapers and serve as an editorial assistant. Once he received sufficient exposure to writing, he decided to pilot
riverboats, which helped him develop his famous pseudonym, Mark Twain. He continued to serve as a riverboat
pilot until the American Civil War interfered with the river trade, persuading him to return to work for newspapers.
Several newspapers across the United States hired Clemens as a reporter. He wrote short stories for the papers,
which gained him fame, immortalizing his pseudonym, Mark Twain. Clemens possessed the capability to discuss
various subjects within his works and form connections to events of present with legends from the past. “A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” serves as a prime example of Twain’s linking current events with tales
relating to the past. Twain also possessed the ability to create fables that pertained to factual events with fictional
characters, as seen in “The Private History of a Campaign that Failed.” Mark Twain used both works mentioned to
discuss the American Civil War, yet the two pieces contain different approache...