The Prince and the Pauper (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Junior Classics)

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Summary: Critical Review on The Prince and Pauper
Review: The Prince and the Pauper , first published in 1882, by Mark Twain is a literature classic and has been read by many generations. This book is hard to criticize because it is written by one of the greatest authors, has around for so long, and it is considered a classic. The story is about one prince (Edward Tudor) and one pauper (Tom Canty) who meet each other and end up trading places. At the time they don't realize the resemblance between them, so once they switch places and go off, no one will believe their true identity. This book shows the adventures of these two boys with the roles they end up in, one it the gutters and one in the palace. The main message and theme behind this book is about the natural human fault of judging people merely based on their outward appearance. My overall opinion was that this was a good book and it was fun to read. Yet there were some aspects that I think needed more improvement

One of the aspects that I think needed more developing was the characters At first I was a bit disappointed because, unlike all of the other Mark Twain books I have read, this one had very little character description. There is not much that you know about the two characters and you don't feel connected to them. There was nothing that you could relate to with Canty and Tudor and while reading the book the only image that you had of them was a very vague image. This was why it is pretty hard to get caught up in this book. I believed Mark Twain left a lot about the characters so that he could focus and develop more on the plot and adventure of the story than who they characters actually were.

In the book, Tudor is constantly being kidnapped by the pauper's father (John Canty) , who believes that Tudor is his son , and in return Tudor is always running away. After a while of this wild goose chase between Canty and Tudor it gets repetitive and tiresome to the reader. In this book Mark Twain focuses more on the situations of Tudor then those of Canty. He also wrote more about Tudor then Canty. I found the situations with Canty in the princes place were much more interesting and humorous then the situation of Tudor. I would have enjoyed this book more I think if there had been more scenarios and stories about Canty

This book is recommended for all ages yet I found parts of it hard and difficult to understand. The language that all the people in the book speak is old English. There are chapters in the book that is just conversation. I found this incredibly hard to understand by reading it through just once. The only reason that I understood the conversations is because I am familiar with the old English writing style (Shakespearean style) and have had past experience reading books in this style. To someone who would read this type of book for the first time, I think that they would hardly understand any of the conversations between people. Yet the author Mark Twain wrote this book in a great way. This is why it appealed to lots of audiences. For example, Mark Twain's description of the palace are not like usual boring ones, his descriptions are fun to read and you can almost exactly picture things that he is describing. Also his wording makes it easy to keep reading and reading as if each sentence flows perfectly to the next.

The book also had many strengths, in contrast to what I thought would happen, this book did not become predictable. Every chapter has a new twist or turn. The story was also very humorous. It was very amusing and hilarious what Canty did in the prince's position. For example at his first dinner he begins drinking the rose water, which is intended for washing his hands. He also says that all the ways of royalty are strange and annoying referring to when the official "food taster", tastes his food before he eats it and the long, grueling task of putting on clothes which involves a long chain of people who pass an article of clothing down one by one.

I would recommend this book mainly to people in high school or older. In my opinion it is too childish for an adult reader, and I think many adults would get bored. The adults that would enjoy this I think would be those who are "young at heart", and enjoy fictional fairytale like stories. The humor, marvel, and intrigue that this book contains is for a younger audience. Also the difficulty of the language in the book is too hard for children to understand (below 7th grade). I believe that if this book were to be rewritten in modern English it would be a perfect story for a child at any age.

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Summary: A Review of the Prince and the Pauper
Review: The Prince and the Pauper is a not so great.It had its good points but overall it was bad. For exampel when Mark Twain wrote it he wrote it in old english,which made it realistc but somewhat dificult to under stand, and I would not of read it but I was reqired to for a book report.Unless you really like midevil England I dont suggest this book to anyone,but if you want to read a book written by Mark Twain I recomend Tom Sawyer.

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Summary: A typical example of classical literature, not enjoyed by me
Review: The Prince and the Pauper was a classic example of early literature. It was written like every other Mark Twain book, in old English dialect. I could understand it, but at times I had to read some areas over again to get what he was saying. I read this book for a literature assingment, and I did not enjoy it. Some areas of the book are funny and quite charming, but overall the story is really hard to get into. If you like fairy tales or stories from medievil times, this is the book for you. I really think I could have read a book better than this one with my time though. I also recommend: "Princess: A tale of life under the veil in Saudi Arabia" By: Jean Sasson

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Summary: The Switch
Review: The Prince and the Pauper written by Mark Twain is an adventurous, exciting book. The book takes place in London around the 1500's. Two boys were born on the same day, Tom Canty and Edward Tudor. Tom Canty was born unto a poor life, and as a boy growing up, "Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince." And just his luck, did he happen to some across the Prince of Wales, after suffering the hard blow of the soldier knocking him into the crowd. The Prince of Wales is Edward Tudor, the other boy born on the same day but born into a rich and wealthy family. As a result from the encounter, the two boys decide to switch places, as the Prince of Wales says to Tom Canty, "Doff thy rags and don these splendors."
The book describes the boys' adventures throughout the experience of living each other's lives. As the Prince of Wales lives as the pauper, he is introduced to and learns about many different people such as the Canty family, Miles Hendon, a troop of Vagabonds, Hugo, the peasants, the hermit, and others. And as Tom Canty acts as the Prince of Wales, he experiences living the higher life of royalty, being treated with respect and given so many opportunities and choices.
Through having the plot be that the characters switch places, the book is more exciting because the reader could act in the character's place and experience the lifestyles and adventures involved with each person's life. Other than being able to understand better each person's lifestyle with the type of writing, using dialogue in Old English adds a stronger effect to bringing everything back in time to understand the setting. Although at times, the Old English could get confusing.
Overall, I thought that this book was interesting because it explains the lifestyles of different people in London around the 1500's in a way that is fun and easy to understand. Although at times, I did feel as if it carried on too much about things that were insignificant. Other than that, the book was good and I would recommend that it be read, if you are interested in adventure.
Other adventure books written by Mark Twain, such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, were also interesting, but I enjoyed reading The Prince and the Pauper more because it contained more excitement for me.

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Summary: The Beggar and the Prince Who Switched Lives
Review: The Prince and the Pauper, is a story about two boys who changed rolls. Tom Canty was a beggar, and Edward Tupor, a prince. The story takes place in the 1500's. Thw two boys were born in London, England, They were both born at the same time, and the same day. Tom was born into a family that was very poor. He always wore raggedy cloths. Edward was born in a castle. Since Edward and Tom looked alike they traded lives.

Edward was now living as a beggar. He had a hard time. Edward was beaten up by a group of boys. He was abused by Toms dad. Edward was saying he was the prince of London. Everyone thought he was crazy. Toms mom new that Edward wasn't her son. She tested him,and it was not him. Edward ran away. He met a man name Miles Hendson,and Miles took care of Edward. When the king had died,Edward was the king now. Edward had to go to the Procession. He went to the procession. The prince would be anounced as the king in front of the city. He became king.

Tom was in the castle acting like the prince. The servants and the king thought he was ill because he bowed to everybody. When the king died the people in the castle gave him a party since he was the new king. Tom was the king for a while. Tom told Edwards sisters that he was not Edward. They believed him.

When Tom went to the procession his mom came walking up to him because she wanted to talk to him. Tom told his mother that he didn't know her. Edward was also at the processional. Tom told him that he was king. The one that knew where the "seal" was would be declared the real king. Tom and Edward had to tell mr. Hertford where the seal was. Edward knew where the seal was, so he was the ont to reveal it's location. Edward was anounced the true king of London.

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Summary: the prince and the parper
Review: The Prince, Edward, and the pauper, Tom Candy, met each other they changed their own everything. But they had something problem, so they wanted to change back themselves. Then the prince met a brave man Mile Hendon, so he helped the prince go to back to palace. But they had some trouble because the soldiers didn't let them into the palace. The pauper said about himself that he was the prince. So, the soldiers think they are crazy. It was too difficult for them. Then ....
I like this book better form all reading book. My favorite part is prince and the pauper when they change their own the moment. "How exciting "I thought. They can own the totally different life. They both were brave and curious . When they know what were the other life they still can became themselves .
People always need some unusually thing to excite their mind. The story gives people who have boring lives a fantasy.
The same reason as me like the store, and it has happiness final.

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Summary: Hard but fun read
Review: The story of a prince and a pauper who switched places and lived in the others place. This is writen by one of the best authors ever but it is hard to read because of the old english so i would recommend this only to people who will take the time to comprehend the sayings.

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Summary: The Amazing Review of The Prince and the Pauper
Review: This book's cover was really cool so I picked it up. Istarted
reading it, and I learned that I would rather have a friend than
be really rich. (...)

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Summary: Morality Tale
Review: This is a fascinating little tale that preaches about the deceptiveness of appearances. When a little prince takes on the clothes of a beggar, he suddenly loses all of his power and priveleges. Still a prince on the "inside," he expects others to treat him as such. He feels more and more frusturated when others see him as an incoherent madman instead of the head of England.

The book, disguised as children's literature, is actually more ideally targeted at adults with its satire of the silliness of society and the adult world.

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Summary: Another Mark Twain Satire
Review: This is the story of a prince and a pauper who switch places because of their uncanny outer resemblance. They obviously go through many trials and ordeals - the pauper trying to learn the ways of royalty, and the prince having to witness and undergo the results of some of the ridiculous laws and practices of the period.

Like many of Mark Twain's books, this is another satire that makes fun of the values that society holds to be important. In this story, Mark Twain points out how people place so much importance on outer appearance. A prince and a pauper, who, despite their outer resemblance are very different people, switch places, without anyone noticing. There is more to a person than their looks, and this is one point stressed throughout the novel.

The one complaint I have about this book is that there wasn't enough written about Tom Canty, the pauper who became a prince. I found his situations much more interesting than those of the true prince, but this was only a minor point.

I would recommend this book for ages 12 and older. Younger people could read the story, but miss the underlying meanings in certain situations. I wouldn't call this book a "Must Read" but it is a good introduction to classic literature.