Luck

The first two paragraphs on the story’s last page (p.277, lines 3-22) might be said to be the climax of the Reverends narrative about the decorated British hero. Are the descriptions in the paragraphs mainly about the battle or about Scoresby? What do these paragraphs express about Scoresby? Luck by Mark Twain The Story Luck by Mark Twain is about a British military hero that has won his titles and outstanding reputation purely because …

…Scoresby’s luck helped the British to Defeat the Russians. In the end of the paragraph we see how nobody can see Scoresby stupidity behind his luck. Marshal Canrobert was dizzy with astonishment. Mark Twain uses the word “dizzy” to connote that something unbelievable has happed. The bigger challenge Scoresby gets, the bigger blunder he makes. The bigger blunder he makes, the luckier he is. The more luck he has, the more admiration he gets.