Comparing Mark Twain's The Prince And The Pauper

When two different lives trade places, many obstacles will appear as they become exposed to a new lifestyle. The novel, The Prince and the Pauper written by Mark Twain, surrounds the story of two boys who traded places. A boy named Tom Canty, lives in the poorer area and is beaten everyday by his dad, if he does not bring money back from begging off the streets. One day, he traded places with a boy named Edward Tudor, who was born the same day as Tom in London. Edward Tudor is the heir to the throne of England. Tom and Edward’s lives are portrayed as being two different world. As they traded places, Tom is faced with the struggles of learning how to be proper in the household while Edward faces the beating of Tom’s father. Later on, Edward tries to sneak back into the kingdom before the Archbishop of Canterbury crowns Tom to become the king of London. With this being said
With this being said, in the novel, Twain continues to portray many aspect of being poor or rich, one will always be treated the same. This is an important factor in the book when relating to real element in the novel. His written work emphasis the plot between lower and higher class. The meaning of the title The Prince and the Pauper is because Mark Twain wanted to focus the story around the message or meaning of the story instead of the two character. For example, if the story was given different characters, the story would still continue the same way. Mark Twain also ties in the setting with the plot, "He was magnificently habited in a doublet of white satin, with a front- piece of purple cloth-of-tissue, powdered with diamonds, and edged with ermine” (58). This shows that the clothes worn should be around the 16th century. With this being said, Twain uses many devices to help develop the story of The Prince and the