Examine the narrator in Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story" (sometimes referred to as "Cap") and write a character sketch about him. (Note that the story is in ist person, so the narrator is a person in the story.) Write at least 200 words. Tip: Glean from the story what the narrator directly and indirectly reveals about himself - physical appearance, age, manner of speech, likes/dislikes/fears, religious inclinations, feelings about others, and his overall disposition - to use in your sketch.

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mcarc09 mcarc09 · Answer 1 · 2022-01-03T12:49:46+01:00

After reading the short story "The Invalid's Story," by Mark Twain, we can write the following character sketch about the narrator:

He is a loyal friend, willing to go to great lengths to grant a friend's last wish.

He does not talk a lot, and he is willing to listen and accept other people's ideas.

The narrator of the story is told that his good friend has died and that his last wish was for the narrator to take his remains back to the friend's family.

There is a mistake and the narrator is actually handed a box of guns instead of the coffin with his friend's remains. To make matters worse, some smelly cheese is stored with the box of guns.

Throughout the story, the smell of the cheese gets worse, but the narrator and the expressman in the train believe it is his dead friend who is smelling bad.

The narrator grows sick, believing he has got Typhoid fever from the putrid body. He ends up invalid because of it.

The narrator reveals that he is forty-one years old and unmarried. He also says he used to be athletic, but that now he is invalid.

From the story, we can also see that he is quiet and polite. He listens to the expressman and accepts his suggestions.

We can also say the narrator is a very loyal friend. He could have given up on the task at any point, but chose to carry on to grant his friend's last wish.

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