Slavery
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court talks a lot about the class differences in medieval England and, more specifically, how the peasants are nothing more than slaves. Hank even says so outr...
Magic
By magic we don't mean actual magic because it really doesn't exist here—the only magical moments are his arrival and departure from Arthurian times. The rest of the time, it's a giant sham. Thos...
Technology
Technology works as the exact opposite of magic in the book, and represents intelligence, self-reliance, and general capability. Hank solves most problems with technology, including the pumps he us...
Armor
The knights' armor is clunky, heavy, hard to get around in, and often useless—such as in the scene where Hank unseats Sir Sagramor with a lasso: This time you should have seen him come!—it was...