Overall, in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain compares the basic political, social, and technological principles of the 19th America to the medieval ages of Great Britain. On a political scale, the novel criticizes that the medieval period demonstrated strict rule by the monarch, unity between church and state, and showed that many of the people had extremely harsh judgment. ... Awakening into the medieval world of King Arthur and Camelot, Hank Morgan saw political injustice. ... In conclusion, the social and political satire, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur&#...

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