The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County Analysis

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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is based on a tall tale using implausibly to bring humor into the story. In the passage about Andrew Jackson, Twain makes the dog seem like a genus. Seeing this happen was interesting because Andrew accomplished what many other animals couldn't and never will. Andrew and the other animals were given specific characteristics to create humor. Implausibly causes many amazing scenarios that are impossible throughout the passage, and constructs a more fascinating story for the reader. Implausibility appears throughout the passage about Andrew Jackson. Not only did impossible things develop with Andrew, they also arise with his opponent in the last fight. This passage contains many implausible scenarios, reflecting the bigger …show more content…
Yes, all dogs can see and hear what is happening around them, but not all of them know, in detail, what is actually happening. Normal animals are unable to define what is spoken. However, Andrew excels where other animals don't. He knows exactly when the bets have doubled and what must be done to win the fight. He always wins knowing his master is proud to have such an extraordinary dog. Sadly, Andrew dies of a broken heart. Unable to defeat his opponent, Andrew becomes depressed. "He give Smiley a look, as much as to say his heart was broke, and it was his fault, for putting up a dog that hadn't no hind legs for him to take bolt of." Dogs can't look discouraged, or display any other emotion. They also can't have a strategy on how to defeat another dog so easily, like Andrew. Therefore, it displays how implausible Twain's stories are and what methods are applied to create the humor. Twain uses implausibility in this passage to create humor that is implemented throughout the whole story. By proving that Twain creates implausibility through the animals in the passage, the reader can easily pin point similar scenarios. He allows these animals to do the