Essay On Hank In A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

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In A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, Hank is the pragmatic protagonist, creating multi-perspective mischief. Hank is best known for his constant lies, predictions, and mysteriousness. I find that Hank constantly finds himself in interesting situations, discluding the entire fact that he’s a time traveler. Although, the concept most definitely had its suspicions. Hank first caught himself in a life-threatening situation where he predicted a solar eclipse, and he did not get burned a stake due to his new reputation as a magician. He had been seen as an outcast by King Arthur in the first place, for his clothes, but King Arthur let up when he showed he could predict the future. Changing his entire social status for the sake of his survival. I mean magicians are also …show more content…

The true identity of being a Connecticut Yankee had to be hidden. Hank is not too good at hiding the fact that he has an important job. He had paid a slab of money to the collector, way more than an average person at that time. He did this to assert dominance, to practically amaze and make people like him more. Poverty is far more common than wealth, unless you are important. Hank said he was a farmer, to excuse his wealth, but he was far more. He was truly the king’s minister, which made him more than just wealthy. Hank bathed in his wealth, but slipped up while explaining his job as a farmer. Hank’s a very mysterious person, because his lies are so confusing, it genuinely makes no sense, but people just roll with the situation. Not to ignore the fact that Hank appeared out of nowhere, dressed like a modernized yankee, which is definitely not from the sixth century. He spoke, he acted, and he dressed like an outcast. With unusual stories to tell, leaving people to question him even more. Hank is very outcast throughout the story, reasonably. It must have been strange to see someone with different clothes, and not just

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