Mark Twain and his book The prince and the PauperHelen Keller once said these to parise a master : I love HIM------who wouldn’t love him? Even God, giving him wisdom and painting a rainbow of love and faith in his heart. William Faulkner applaud him as “the first real American writer.”This lovable man is Mark Twain. Regard as the Mirror of America, many of his famous works had revealed the problems of the America .Every people pursue the equality and freedom.But racial discrimination still existed. The work had exposed the mask of democracy and freedom of the American capitalist ,revealed its worship of money, racial discrimination and the true face of aggression.In his early time, he writes about Children Literature, works like The adventures of Huckleberry FInn, The adventures of Tom Sawyer, and the book I only read The prince and the pauper.The prince and the pauper first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance:Two boys borned in the same day but lead a total different life. Tom Canty ,a pauper, lives in a poor family in a the slum of London. His father is a abusive person, his mother and his two sister were clumsy but comely. Only his grandma loves him. Little tom wish that one day he will become a honorable prince living a rich and populous life. To most pauper this is only a beautiful dream, but to Tom Canty this dream came ture.Prince Edward was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He is a royal prince and the King of The British Empire in the future. Everyone loves him. He had been arranged to learn the royal manner and other knowledges. That’s to cruel for a kid. Little youngprince was fed up with the red tape and vacant life, wish to become a common people, lives a ordinary and leisurely life.One day the two boys met in accident, they were astonished that they look so alike, the prince said “If we go out naked, who also don't know which is you, which is me!”. That’s true. As a jest they swiched their clothes. While dressed in the pauper's rags, the Prince leaves the palace to punish the guard who knocked Tom down. However, the boys look remarkably alike and because they switch clothes, the palace guards throw the prince out into the street. The Prince fares poorly in London because he insists on proclaiming his identity as the true Prince of Wales. Meanwhile despite Tom's repeated denial of his birthright, the court and the King insist that he is the true prince gone mad. Edward eventually runs into Tom's family and a gang of thieves and Twain illustrates England's unfair and barbaric justice system. After the death of Henry VIII, Edward interrupts Tom's coronation and the boys explain, switch places, and Edward is crowned King of England...Tom Canty was exist in the history. He is the friend of the King Edward VI since he was 6 years old and also the protector of the King of the great Britain, the preside of The Anglican Church and the bishop of Campbell Rett.As a masterpiece for Children Literature there’s no doubt that The prince and the pauper is a success. The story was full of imagination and humorous language, that’s typical Mark Twain’s style. The book stimulate the imagination of children and longing for pure, kind-hearted, beautiful things.Consider the writing historical background we should take serious about his work, because writer writes in vain. Although the story was settled in the 16th century but the reader would associate with the difficult situation of the working people of the United States in 19th century in thinking. Readers would thinking about the tyranny fraud of the United States of America bourgeois government during that time while reading the emperor autocratic rule.。
Summary of The Prince And The PauperOne of the two boys is the male heir to the throne of England, Edward Tudor, son of Henry VIII. The other boy is Tom Canty, the son of a beggar and thief. Coincidentally, Tom Canty and Edward Tudor were born in London on the same day.Tom Canty lives in one of London's poorest neighborhoods. He is forced by his father to go out begging everyday, and he is beaten severely if he returns nothing. however,Father Andrew,tells him tales about the nobility, and instructs him in morality, reading, writing, and Latin. Tom Canty imaginatively relives in his daydreams.One day, Tom's daydreaming leads him out of the city of London, past the palaces of the rich, and finally to Westminster, where he sees Edward Tudor inside a fence. Simultaneously, the prince notices Tom when he sees a soldier roughly pulling the young boy away from the fence; the prince rebukes the soldier and invites Tom into the palace. Each of the boys is fascinated by the other's life. To get a "feeling" of the other's life, they exchange clothing and discover that they look like the same When the prince discovers a bruise on Tom's hand, he rushes out of the palace to rebuke the guard. The guard immediately puts him out of the gates for believing that the prince is the pauper and Edward Tudor begins to experience the life of a commoner and Tom Canty to live the life of a real prince.Edward is mocked by the crowd around the royal gate and has several dogs set upon him because he asserts that he is the son of the king and prince of Wales. Edward wanders around and has no idea where to go until he is finally found by John Canty, Tom's fatherIn the meantime, young Tom Canty has been left in the prince's royal apartment. At first, he enjoys the luxury of his surroundings, but he becomes increasingly apprehensive about what will happen to him if he is discovered faked. The Lady Jane Grey talks with him and becomes very confused about Tom's behavior; the news that that the prince is mad spread in the palace.After talking with his "son," Henry VIII gives some orders for better arranging his heir.Tom, in order to act like a real prince, learns a lot, for example, dinner manner, etiquette of the English court, and parade along the Thames RiverThe scene then turns to the Prince of Wales, who is under control of John Canty. He is brought to a dirty room where the Cantys live, and the neighbours mock his mad delusion that he is the Prince of Wales; later, he is beaten because he brought no money te that night. The prince manages to slip away from old Canty. While Tom dines with the nobility and watches the pageantry of the dinner, the real prince stands outside the Guildhall, trying to get in, and asserting that he is thetrue Prince of es Hendon suddenly appears and protected hi from being beaten. while the nobility is having a big party inside the Guildhall, a messenger brings the news that Henry VIII is dead. Thus Tom Canty is suddenly elevated from prince to king.Hendon, meanwhile, leads the prince through the crowd toward his lodgings.In Hendon's rooms, the prince acts out his role and expects Hendon to serve him; Hendon does so, without a protest. As a reward for his help and kindness, Hendon is granted the right to sit in the presence of the king and is made a knight.In the morning, Hendon goes out to buy new clothes for the boy while the prince is still sleeping. When he returns, however, the prince is gone, lured away by a boy . Although Hendon tries to follow, he loses the trail.That same morning, Tom Canty begins to cope with the king affairs, Tom uses every opportunity to learn, and to remember, important royal matters.The next two days are similar to the first, and Tom becomes more accustomed to what he is doing. By flawless eating dinner and smart reaction dealing with affairs,he gains the admiration and his court also begins to wonder about the so-called rumors of his madness.The prince, in the meantime, is lured into an old country barn by John Canty and Hugo, his accomplice.the prince refuses to take part in their illegal things, and he finally manages to escape from Hugo.He then wanders alone across the countryside, at last he finds an empty barn.the prince is found by two young children who believe his story about his royal claim and take him to their mother. The woman feeds him and lets him to some household tasks. As he is working, however, he sees Canty and Hugo arriving in front of the house, so he runs off . Then he reaches a hermit's hut. The hermit feeds the boy and cares for him, but when he hears that the boy is the King of England, son of Henry VIII, he becomes mad; he ties up the prince when Miles Hendon arrives at the door. But finally John Canty and Hugo to take the prince with them when the hermit is dealing with Miles Hendon.Once again, Hugo tries to make the Prince Participate in begging and thieving; the prince still refuses to have anything to do with those activities. When Hugo therefore is about to beat the prince when Miles Hendon again appears. Then the two leave toward Hendon Hall, from which Miles has been absent for some ten years.When they arrive there, Miles's brother Hugh and the Lady Edith, deny that Miles is still alive. In fact, Hugh Hendon claims that Miles is an impostor, and the prince is taken to jail along with him. There, the prince hears more stories about the many injustices of English laws. Finally,.When the two are released at last, they turn back toward London.Coincidentally, as the prince is returning to London, Tom Canty is rapidly learning to be a king and is preparing for his coronation. On Coronation Day, he sees his mother, and he denies knowing her; however, he is stricken with remorse.The ceremony begins; then, suddenly, the real prince forbids it. After a series of texts, the boy is identified to be a king.Hendon is now a peer of England, Earl of Kent. Later, Tom Canty is made the "King's Ward," and his sisters and his mother are granted lifetime care at Christ's Hospital.At last,Edward Tudor always remembers his adventures and becomes a prominent king.。
The Prince and the Pauper_王子与贫儿英语作文600字Reading the prince and the poor son, this book is one of my Chinese homework when I was in grade six. An unexpected assignment, I read the book. The book was written by Mark Twain, a great American writer. It was one of the most satisfying works of Mark and Twain, and of course it was one of my most treasured books. This book let me understand democracy, equality, freedom and the value of friendship, let me feel the ordinary life, there are so many friends in my left, there are so many friends all around me, so I do not feel lonely, I think, I really very lucky and happy.Through this fairy tale plot, the novel first uses vivid contrast to show the extreme hardship and hardship of the working people's life and the extreme luxury of the ruling class life. At the same time, the novel also clearly shows that life is born equal democratic thinking and environment, determine the character of the materialist concept. Tom was not born to be poor, and Edward was not born to be a prince, all in 1————来源网络整理，仅供供参考difference in clothing and status. Edward once said to Tom: "if we go naked, who also don't know which is you, which is my! Indeed, when poor children wear Prince clothes, everyone regarded him as the prince and the Pauper; Edward put on clothes, they identified him as a pauper, here what is not born rich, nor what talent kingship, the question on what to wear clothing and in what position.A poor family poor son Tom was born in London, grew up living qiku, often around begging. Once he was led into the palace by the prince. Prince Edward has been longing for the outside world and free life, so he and Tom decided to swap clothes, but also change status, so that he could be Tom and left the palace to see the outside of unfettered life. Tom and Edward are not only of the same age, but also of very similar appearance, so when they dress up, they can't even tell the difference. So the prince became Tom, and Tom became the prince.When Tom prince after gradually adapt to the palace life, he can be benevolent, understanding and did a lot of good people. Prince Edward was not so lucky, he was dressed in rags, hungry, wandering. Finally, with Sir Meyers's help, he returned to london. At the coronation of the new————来源网络整理，仅供供参考 2king, the prince proved himself to be the real prince, and Tom was willing to help him restore the prince's identity. Finally, good good, the punishment to the satisfaction of all.Mark Twin will be transferred thinking, in this way woven into a winding and moving fairy tale, so that readers in the sigh of education, as if suddenly grew up a lot, really benefit from shallow. Life is not perfect as one wishes. However, people who live in the real world should not only interpret their own roles, but also stand in other people's positions and look at problems, and often reflect on themselves. They will constantly improve themselves and improve themselves. We must learn to change thinking in life, in order to truly learn tolerance, understanding, and learn to get along with people.This book is very interesting and worth reading.3————来源网络整理，仅供供参考。
