The author uses the examples of "three upbeat movies and two musical comedies" primarily in order to demonstrate that A. well-written novels like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, regardless of their tone or theme, can be translated to the stage and screen. B. the American public has traditionally been more interested in watching plays and movies than in reading novels like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court C. Twain's overall message in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is one that had a profound impact on the American public. D. Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court has been a more popular version of the Arthurian legends than has Malory's Morte d'Arthur E. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court has been accepted as an enjoyable and humorous tale in versions that have omitted the anarchy at the novel's conclusion