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LUCK by Mark
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"Luck"
is an 1886 short story by Mark Twain which was first published in 1891 in
Harper's Magazine. It was subsequently reprinted in 1892 in the anthology Merry
Tales; the first British publication was in 1900, in the collection The Man
That Corrupted Hadleyburg.
The story
concerns a decorated English military hero, Lord Arthur Scoresby, a total idiot
who triumphs in life through good luck. At the time of the Crimean War Scoresby
is a captain. Despite his complete incompetence, everyone misinterprets his performance,
taking his blunders for military genius, and his reputation is enhanced with
every false step he makes. At the climax of the story, Scoresby mistakes his
right hand for his left and leads a charge in the wrong direction, surprising a
Russian force which panics and causes a retreat of the Russian army, thus
securing an Allied victory.
Another
interpretation of the story is that the Reverend is simply jealous of the
successes Scoresby has achieved. The Reverend, in the past, was an instructor
at a military academy, where he taught a young Scoresby. According to the
Reverend, Scoresby was a poor student, and "blundered" his way
through promotions. When the war began, the Reverend joined the conflict, but
with a lower rank of his ex-student. Throughout the story one can see that the
Reverend is bitter, and his apparent distaste for the lord seems at odds with
his role as a clergyman. The "absolute fool" in the story is not
Scoresby, who ascended the ranks of the military through action, but rather the
Reverend, who cannot accomplish anything in his lifetime.
(Wikipedia)
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