The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

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The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

• Scott Essen
• Kyle Anderson
• Jordan Mellin

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Thesis or Claim

• There was no obvious thesis to the story
• Twain seems to have no purpose in righting this
  story

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Attitude/Tone

• The attitude of this story is humorous
• It depicts a man who gambled on anything and was
  finally coned into a loss

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Purpose

• The purpose of writing this story was to
  entertain with some hidden insight into the
  politics or the era

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Audience and Occasion

• The audience meant to read this story is one
  looking for a historical story with humor
  throughout

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Evidence or Data
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Assumptions

• Twain assumes that the reader views gambling to
  be a bad habit

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Style

• Twains style is full of satire and humor. He
  uses the vernacular of the area to create a more
  authentic setting

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Appeals

• Twain appeals to logos by having Smiley bet on
  ridiculous events. His actions are obviously
  illogical to the reader
• Twain appeals the ethics of the reader by having
  the main character have a gambling problem

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Bibliography

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_twain
• http//www.malakoff.com/jumpfrog.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_Jumping
  _Frog_of_Calaveras_County
• http//www.ncteamericancollection.org/awg_twain_ma
  rk.htm