马克 吐温

1.Locawain preferred to represent social life through
portraits of local places which he knew best. Indeed, he started off as a teller of tall tales and local colorist. 2.Colloquial style (p.134) One of mark twain’s contributions to American literature lies in the fact that he made colloquial speech an accepted respectable. Literary medium in the literary history of the country,
3.He cuttingly satirized monarchy ,feudal caste and inhumanity (p.139)
4.Fierce and bitter
Mark Twain became an ardent critic of US imperialism in the Spanish-American War in the Philippines, South Africa, and China , His writings and statements on the subject were both fierce and bitter.
Literary Contributions
1.The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg （1899） 2.A Connecticut Yankee in king Arthur’s court （1889） 3.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn （1884） 4.The Adventures of Tom Sarryer （1876） 5.The Gilded Age（1873）
Mark Twain （1835-1910）
1.Personal experience 2.Literary contributions Mark Twain 3.Theme 4.Writing style 5.Social significance Personal experience 6.Influence (by and on) Literary contributions Theme Writing style Social significance Influence (by and on)
Theme
1.Life on Mississippi
Mark Twain’s three years’ life on the Mississippi left such a fond memory with him that he returned to the theme more than once in his writing career. (p.133)
3.Quoting from his own experience (p.134) 4.He takes the vennacular as a serious way of presenting reality (p.138) 5.Humor
When Innocent Abroad came out in 1869 it was apparent that the satiring edge of his humor began to exhibit vehemence.
•He is a social critic. All his life mark twain loved life and people, and freedom and justice, felt a pride in human dignity and advocated brotherhood of man. He hate tyranny and iniquity, despised meanness and cruelty, and took his role as a social critic in a serious and responsible manner. （p138/31）
Commenting on Mark Twain as a social critic. Philip Foner observes that twain’s social criticism Ranks with that of Milton, Swift, Defoe, and Bernard Shaw both in literary quality and Influence on public opinion, and that it is an Important part of twain’s bequest. It is only right That mark twain should be remembered both as a Great literary artist and a great social critic in The history of the united states. （p140/20）
Quiz：
1.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of great works by（ ） A Jack London B Ernest Hemingway C Mark Twain D William Faulkner
2.Which of the following is not written by Mark Twain?（ ） A Life on the Mississippi B The adventure of huckleberry Finn C The Prince and Pauper D The American Tragedy
summary
Today I have leaned about： ： The American writer---Mark Twain 1.His life：his rich experience made ： his writings 2.His works 3.His themes 4.His style 5.His contribution 6.His influence
2.Western literature and western civilization
His usable past was mostly related to the Mississippi and the west which incidentally become his major theme
Influence
(by and on ) 1.Sherwood Anderson took his cue from Mark Twain and become the first writer after Twain to take the vernacular as a serious way of presenting reality.(p.138.line11-13) 2.Ernest Hemingway was the direct descendant of Mark Twain (p.138.line14-15) 3.T.S.Eliot noted that Twain established a new way of writing (p.138.line18) 4.’’In my opinion, Mark Twain was the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs, who descended from him” by William Faulkner (p.138.line20-21) 5. j. D. Salinger , E. A. Robinson, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, E. E. Cummings are all influenced by him (p.138.line25-27)
Personal Experience
1.Olivia Langdon of Mark Twain pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne, on the Mississippi River （ p.132） 2.In 1866,When he was twelve：his father died ： and he had to leave school (p.132) 3.he went east, where he met Horreus and married Olivia Langdon of Elmira (p.133/2)
3.Mark Twain the social critic （p.139） He took his role as a social critic seriously And responsible manner. His writing, novels, Notebooks and pamphlets touch upon every Issue of his time. Even influence nowadays. 4.His vigorous attacks on the imperialist behavior Of the us and other foreign contents in china, He was a friend of Chinese.
Social significance
1.Mark Twain significance contributions To American literature lies in the fact That he made colloquial speech and accepted. （p.138/1） 2.Mark twain the great humorist. all his life mark twain loved life and people And freedom and justice. （p.138/1）