The Notorious Jumping Frog Analysis

In a fashion similar to setting, the plot of The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County exemplifies regionalistic qualities better than the plot of The Outcasts of Poker Flat . Although both are effective example of storytelling, Twain demonstrates the idea that “nothing happens” better than Harte. Twain’s entire tale tells nothing but of the time when its narrator gets stuck listening to the infamously talkative Simon Wheeler tell his stories for what seems like forever. Sure these stories carry some action with them, but overall, the main characters of The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County do not demonstrate much action, furthermore demonstrating the plot’s regionalistic, “do-nothing” qualities. On the other hand, The Outcasts