Mark Twain on Imperialism

Mark Twain

The possession and safeguarding of empire on distant lands by a nation is called Imperialism . The term was familiar to the Americans only during mid nineteenth century . Mark Twain expressed his attitudes against imperialism in many of his works and also declared it in harsh words . I am an anti imperialist , I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land . Later he became the vice-president of Anti-Imperialist League

The protagonist Hang Morgan in `A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court , was brought back

to sixth century England which was a time of extensive political , economic and social problems . The superstitions and fear of supernatural forces oppressed the lives of ordinary people . There he became `The Boss ' through his little scientific knowledge . The Camelot is not a place of strange social setting to the protagonist , but he failed to see what was happening beyond his suggestions . Edmund Reiss (in his afterward to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court ) quotes Twain as having said This Yankee of mine has neither the refinement nor weakness of a college education . He is a perfect ignoramus . The problem of imperialism is well extracted through the single character , Hank Morgan

Hank succeeded in bringing advancement to the people and society through technology and science Clarence is a typical six century youth , who later en suite himself to nineteenth century . The process was against what happened in Hank , who now wishes to be in the past , with...