![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this first chapter, the plot begins with the birth of two boys - Tom Canty and Edward Tudor - on the same day in the same town: London, England. Therefore, the main emphasis of the novel is not on character it is on Twain's ingenious plot devices. The Prince and the Pauper is Twain's most carefully plotted novel, but unlike Twain's greater novels (such as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer), where there is a great deal of character development, in this novel the characters are scarcely developed at all instead, they are used largely as pawns to move the plot forward. Edward Tudor lies in his crib in his silks and satins: Tom Canty lies in rags. There are bonfires, feasting, dancing and parades which last throughout the day and on into the night. The Tudors, on the other hand, are rich and powerful, and all of England celebrates the birth of this long-awaited child. The Cantys are very poor and the baby is not wanted. On this particular day, two boys are born, Tom Canty and Edward Tudor. The scene is London the time is an autumn day, sometime between 15. ![]()
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