Mark Twain: The Father Of American Literature By William Faulkner

Greed and envy are two main attributes prevalent throughout in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author of novel, Mark Twain, allows the audience to realize the different forms of greed and envy that can be present in a society. The novel was published in December 10, 1884 and is commonly acknowledged as one of “The Great American Novels.” It takes place in the fictional city of St. Petersburg, which is based off of Hannibal, a city in Missouri. Twain highlights all of the people in a society, from the lowly cons, to the high aristocracy, and how their greed affects them. The novel is about the adventures of the protagonist, Huckleberry Finn, and Jim, a runaway slave, and their encounters/rendezvous with these people to achieve their main goal of setting Jim free.

Mark Twain used his literature to give an idea to the reader on how his personal life influenced his writings. There are some very obvious connections that can be made throughout his most famous works like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He uses these fictional characters as a way to express his experiences and his way of thinking back in the 1830s.

Paragraph 1: Mark Twain speaks about his encounter with a “… gay and impudent and satirical and delightful young black man…/”, who he believes to have a fine passion and energy. Twain also believed that the black African American was the greatest orator in America.

In the world there are amazing regions to explore and see. However, we usually don’t see them in person. Writers use the fact that readers may not know anything about their region, but are able to read or experience the region the writers provide. In fact, Twain uses this to his advantages to talk about his home village near the Mississippi River, as well as, Jewett shows us the wilderness in Maine. Jewett and Twain uses regionalism throughout both of their writings, by creating their own types of settings. Each other shows how their region is different in their writing; Twain compared to Jewetts’ has many differences in their settings and some comparisons as well.

Within the excerpt Life on the Mississippi, the author Mark Twain, applies imagery in order to portray how his perspective towards his surrounding environment gradually altered as he began to truly contemplate and identify the Mississippi River. By first scrutinizing his surroundings the author emphasizes the magnificence of the river as this was his initial outlook towards the river. This perspective ultimately diminishes as a result of the speaker comprehending the true connotation of the Mississippi River. Nonetheless, the author questions whether acquiring knowledge can truly benefit an individual or impede one from being open-minded to their surroundings.

As a fiction writer, Mark Twain, whose original name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, stands apart as a comic genius. In America, Mark Twain had popularized this new genre through two of his well- known novels. One is 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ' and the other 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn '. Mark Twain 's idea of a boy character is based on the picture of an average American boy. The American boy, by nature, is enterprising and mischievous, not a reserved character like his counterpart in England. His counterpart is bolder and hence a more interesting character. Mark Twain 's portrayal of the twin boy characters - Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn is actually a portrayal of the American boys in general. This does not mean that American boys are not good or obedient.

Advice To Youth was a speech given by Mark Twain in 1882. In Mark Twain's speech, he gives advice, but not in the traditional way which the older audience expects. Although the title is Advice to Youth, the speech seems more targeted towards adults and authorities; although it does still give the youth advice. Twain does this in a manner in which he shows that many adults give advice that they do not even follow. Mark Twain uses juvenal satire, exaggeration, and symbolism to effectively get his message across and strengthen his argument.

In this forum I will be discussing the quote from Mark Twian, "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education". In researching this quotation, I was unable to verify that Mr. Twain was in fact the author. The TwainQuotes website states, "This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but until the attribution can be verified, the quote should not be regarded as authentic". The actual author of this quote, however, is not important. I like the quote. This quotation accurately sums up the problems of our education system. Education is more than schooling. In reading the other works for this assignment, there is a reoccurring theme. A persons' education comes from more than just school; one must have a desire to learn, a love of learning and a need to improve themsel f in order to achieve success.

In the first two paragraphs, Twain gives human qualities to the river to describe its actions. For example, he mentions that the river has a “ruddy flush” to describe its color. By giving the river human qualities, readers can see how Twain views the river. Towards the end of the essay, Twain presents a metaphor that encompasses his entire belief of the river. Mark mentions that he and the river resemble a doctor with their patient. The doctor’s knowledge causes them to not be able to see the beauty or romance in the patient. Twain extends this to his profession. Mark continues using figurative language by using rhetorical questions. He presents the question, “And doesn’t he sometimes wonder whether he has gained most or lost most by learning his trade?” to show, in a literal sense, the doctor’s struggle in how knowledge has affected his love and admiration for the field. In a figurative sense, Twain is referring to himself and his experience when knowledge hindered his ability to see the beauty in nature. These techniques revealed Twain’s attitude by showing his overall feeling of how knowledge affects one’s view of nature.

Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) was one of the most prominent writers of, what he termed, the Gilded Age (approximately between 1870 and 1900). He had a unique writing style which, compared to others, helped to expose some of the harmful social normality’s of the Gilded Age (particularly racism). He also turned many of his experiences in life into his writings. Samuel L. Clemens started out with a simple life, gained popularity through his books, and went on to show off his wealth; Samuel L. Clemens was historically significant considering he was controversial, and had a unique writing style; but his impact was not worldwide.

Twain, Mark. “A True Story”. The Literature of the American South. Ed. William L. Andrews. New

Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens, grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which was the inspiration of most of his books. Although it was a very nice town on the Mississippi River, it was filled with violence. Twain grew up in the time period of when Reconstruction had been unsuccessful. It has been said that Twain’s

Another example of metaphor in the novel is how Mr. Twain depicts the characters to enunciate his views of the bigotry of social norms pushing the reader in a sense to understand what he means. Huckleberry Finn with his innocence and Jim with a thirst for equality metaphorically portray the minorities, Pap the trope of humanity that are corrupted and deprived by those that are uncivilized. “You’re educated, too, they say—can read and write. You think you’re better’n your father, now, don’t you, because he can’t? i’ll take it out of you”(Twain 21) Widow Douglas and Miss Watson stand for the comity of religious woman in America and the judge is stands for the government with laws and regulations. Finally and very importantly to be clear Mark Twain utilized Diction and word choice to reveal the different languages in the South derived from these cultures in an effort for the reader to engage in a more realistic approach for his message about slavery, society and standards to be understood. In the beginning of his novel Mr. Twain in a clever detail as the narrator and character explains about the different dialects that are found especially in Missouri “the Missouri negro dialect; the extremest form of the backwoods Southwestern dialect; the ordinary “Pike County” dialect; and four modified varieties of this last “(Twain 4) . Mark Twain tells adventurous tale is told by a teenager’s point of view successfully with colloquial language. That is words and expressions of

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was wrote by Mark Twain in February, 1885, 20 years after the Civil War. However, the setting of the book takes place before the civil war in various locations as Huckleberry Finn, a boy about 10 years old, tries to race up the Mississippi river to escort Jim, a runaway slave, to freedom. Over the course of Huck and Jim’s adventures, they both become reliant on each other, as Huck develops what he feels is a moral obligation to see Jim to freedom, and Jim comes to respect and nearly worship Jim because of his efforts to free Jim. Throughout the book, the cultural attitudes and imposition of cultural norms at the time are very evident, and when reading it is plain to see that The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn’s

The early nineteenth century is well-known for originating a selection of authors known as the “lost generation”. One of these authors, Ernest Hemingway, is held in high regard today for his authentic stories. His novel, A Farewell to Arms, is an honest depiction of what war is like and is still being read to this day. Another author of the time, though not considered a member of the “lost generation”, is William Faulkner. Faulkner is remembered for his unique writing style, especially in his book, As I Lay Dying. The two authors are compared to each other when comparing and contrasting different writing styles. Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner’s differing treatment of their audiences through inventive usage of sentence structure, point of view, and varied word choice exemplify the stark differences between them.