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Mark TwainMark TwainContents Contents •Brief introduction•Family background•Life experience•Representative writer of American Realism•Figure evaluationBrief IntroductionBrief IntroductionName: Samuel Langhorne ClemensPen Name: Mark TwainDate of birth: November 30, 1835 Date of death: April 21, 1910Status: American author, humorist, oratorAchievement: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel".lBirthplace: Florida, MissourilFamily: a Virginian family. lHe has seven brothers and sisters. lHe was the sixth of his family. lHis father was a local lawyer.Family BackgroundFamily BackgroundlIn 1839: Twain's family moved to Hannibal, MissourilIn 1847: his father died of pneumonia.lIn 1848: became a printer's apprentice. lIn 1851: worked as typesetter and contributor.lIn 1853: left Hannibal and worked as a printer.lIn 1854: came from St. Louis on the packet Keokuk and lived in Muscatine.Life experienceLife experiencelIn 1859: received his steamboat pilot license. lIn 1861: joined Orion, and began to travel with him. lIn1865: succeeded as a writer the first time.lIn 1867: had a trip to the Mediterranean. lin 1868: being offered honorary membership.In 1870, got married.In 1876,wroteThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer 《《汤姆索亚历险记汤姆索亚历险记》》.in 1881, wrote The Prince And The Pauper《《王子与贫儿王子与贫儿》》.In 1883,wrote Life On The Mississippi《《密西西比河上密西西比河上》》.In 1884, wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn《《哈克贝利哈克贝利·费恩历险记费恩历险记》》.In 1896, his second daughter died.In 1904, his wife died.In 1910, died on April 21, 1910on April 21, 1910.Representative writer of Representative writer of American RealismAmerican RealismlTheme:the lower strata of society lWriting techniques:A.theories of localism B.colloquial stylel“The greatest American humorist of his age”l“The father of American literature”Figure EvaluationFigure Evaluation。