A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Style
Loose Structure
Twain has been faulted for the structure, or lack of structure, of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. In the broadest term, the story has a clear structure, beginning and ending with the speaker, Twain, visiting England, then introducing the character of the Yankee, and then settling into the story that the Yankee has written out, which takes up most of the book. The book returns to Twain at the end, at which point the Yankee dies.
Within the Yankee’s story, however, there is little consistency. Plot elements begin and end...
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