THE SUCCESS OF DAVID WILSON TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON, A NOVEL BY MARK TWAIN

Kartika, Indrawaty (2008) THE SUCCESS OF DAVID WILSON TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON, A NOVEL BY MARK TWAIN. Other thesis, UNSADA.

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Abstract

The setting of this novel is the world that Sam Clemens grew up in, although now Mark Twain calls the village Dawson's Landing, and has moved it several hundred miles down the Mississippi river. My own reading of it begins with the title. It is curious that Mark Twain should call it a tragedy when its ending is c]assically comic: true identities and an apparent social order are restored. And more curious that he calls it Pudd'nhead Wilson's tragedy, when Wilson enacts the rise from obscurity to popularity and prestige that is usually though of as the archetypal American success story. But it can be said that the tragedy aims to Wilson's obstacle to get his success. He has to face the townspeople who alienate him and give him nick name Pudd'nhead but his hardworking, effort, and skill bring him into his successful career.

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Characterization, setting, sociological approach The American Dream concept, Novel
Subjects:	800 Literature/Kesusastraan > 808.83 Analysis of Novel
Divisions:	Fakultas Bahasa Dan Budaya > Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Inggris
Depositing User:	Suwatno Suwatno Perpustakaan
Date Deposited:	15 May 2024 07:15
Last Modified:	15 May 2024 07:15
URI:	http://repository.unsada.ac.id/id/eprint/8016

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