MARK TWAIN’S
LUCK
Hanifa Rahmawati
o Andhika Randy A.
o Ratih Aditya
o Renny Fitriya
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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.
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.
PLOT
 Climax.
The Crimean War started. The
clergyman took part in the war to protect the
country. Scoresby became a captain but he
comited many 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.
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 force and
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.
SECONDARY THEME
Superior
feeling can make
someone fool
Wrong decision in the right time
can bring success
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.
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.
The End