1. 20072425 이경민 20102489 김하늘 20102503 유혜린 20102504 유혜정 20115726 곽두진 The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County American Fiction (1)

2. 1. Author – Mark Twain 2. Characters 3. Settings - Angel’s Camp / Golden Age 4. Summary 5. Structure– Story within a story 6. Narrator – 1 st Person Contents

3. - Mark Twain means safe depth of water for the ships to pass - He was the most celebrated American humorous author - His childhood and job experience greatly influenced on his novels - He wrote many stories like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 1. Author – Mark Twain

4. 2. Characters The narrator Educated Westerner Goes Angel’s camp for favor of his friend Simon Wheeler Looks lazy but clever Aggressive to make listen to him Jim Smiley Likes to bet Usually wins on betting Andrew Jackson Smiley’s dog Always wins fighting except for one Dan’l Webster Smiley’s frog Can jump well Later filled with quail shot The stranger Cheats Smiley on betting

5. 3. Settings – Angel’s Camp / Golden Age California Gold Rush in Golden Age - It began on January 24, 1848 - The gold-seekers were called Forty-niners at that time - The Gold Rush attracted tens of thousands from everywhere Angel’s Camp in California - It way populated primarily by men, many of them looking for their fortune

6. The narrator visits an old man, Simon Wheeler, to find an old acquaintance of his friend, Leonidas W. Smiley. He finds Simon at Angel’s Camp. He asks the fat, bald- headed man about Leonidas. Simon responds that he doesn't know a Leonidas Smiley, but he knows of a Jim Smiley. Simon tells the story of Jim. Jim Smiley loves to bet. He bets on anything. Once, Jim caught a frog and named it Dan'l Webster. For three months, he trained the frog to jump, and the frog could jump well. One day, a stranger to the town asks Jim what is in the box of his. Jim tells that in the box is a frog that can jump well. He'd bet him $40 if the frog he had could beat Jim's. Jim agrees to bet, and he gives the box to the stranger to hold while Jim was to catch another frog for the stranger. The stranger pours lead shot into the Jim’s frog's mouth. When Jim comes back, they begin to bet. The stranger's frog jumped off, while Dan'l Webster didn't budge a bit. Jim was surprised. He gave the money to the stranger and the stranger giddily left. Jim wonders why Dan'l looks all of the sudden so plump. The frog coughed out handfuls of shot. Jim chased after the stranger, but never caught up to him. At this point in the story, Wheeler is called away by someone on the front porch, and tells the narrator to keep seated. The narrator realizes that Jim Smiley isn't the least bit related to Leonidas W. Smiley, and starts walking away. Simon catches the narrator at the door just before he leaves, and starts telling him another story, about Jim's one-eyed cow. The narrator excuses himself and leaves. 4. Summary

7. 5. Structure – Story within a story The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County tall-tale Humorous exaggerated tall-tale Humorous exaggerated Told by a narrator Told by Wheeler High-refined

8. 6. Narrator – 1 st person I (Easterner, educated, refined) & Simon Wheeler (Westerner, uneducated, coarse) I (Easterner, educated, refined) & Simon Wheeler (Westerner, uneducated, coarse)

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