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Mark Twain’s Luck

Mark Twain’s Luck. Hanifa Rahmawati Andhika Randy A . Ratih Aditya Renny Fitriya. Point of View. Mark Twain used a first - person point of view for both narrators in "Luck". An unnamed first-person narrator introduces the situation of confidential revelation.

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Mark Twain’s Luck

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  1. Mark Twain’s Luck Hanifa Rahmawati Andhika Randy A. Ratih Aditya Renny Fitriya

  2. Point of View • Mark Twain used a first-person point of view for both narrators in "Luck". • An unnamed first-person narrator introduces the situation of confidential revelation. • The second narrator, the clergyman, tells the actual details of the story itself.

  3. Plot • Exposition.This story opens at a banquet where Arthur Scoresby is to be honored. • Complication.The clergyman told the narrator that Scoresby was a fool. The narrator wonder whether the clergyman was truthful or not.

  4. Plot • Climax. The Crimean War started. The clergyman took part in the war to protect the country. Scoresby became a captain but he comitedmany blunders in the war. It was caused worry to the clergyman. The colonel died so Scoresby was next in the rank. A blunder will bring them destruction and the clergyman thought that they would be lose. But because of their luck, the Russian fled from the battle ground in confusion.

  5. Plot • Falling Action. They won the battle and Scoresby became a hero. Scoresby mistakes his right hand for his left and leads a charge in the wrong direction, surprising a Russian forceand causes a retreat of the Russian army, thus securing an Allied victory. • Resolution. Scoresby had been a shining soldier in all the wars for many years. His military life was full of blunders but they brought him great success. It was a proof that a man would get the best if he was born lucky.

  6. Secondary Theme • Superior feeling can make someone fool • Wrong decision in the right time can bring success

  7. Characters • The narrator "I" is a static character. He's a bit player anyway and always introduces the action. • Scoresby is a develop character. He develops with his education and luck. By each detail of his education and luck, his story changes.

  8. Characters • The clergyman is perhaps the most dynamic character of all. Every time Scoresby "learns" or has one of his luck, the clergyman changes and develops an opinion about Scoresby.

  9. The End

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