1、Part III. The author & The background,A famous man who is calledMirror of America!,Do you know who it is ?,Mark Twain Mirror of America,English name:Samuel Langhorne Clemens Pseudonym: MarkTwain Nationality: Birthplace: Florida, Missouri countryside Profession :Writer, novelist, speaker Friends:Disn
2、ey, Nikola Tesla, Helen Keller, Henry Roger Comment :the founder of American critical realism, Lincoln in Literature History,MarkTwain,MarkTwain (18351910),1. Why is Mark Twain considered “mirror of America”?,Mr. Clemens lives on in the hearts and minds of grateful readers everywhere.,2. The origin
3、of the name Mark Twain,“Mark Twain“ is generally believed that this pseudonym is derived from its early sailors terminology, Mark Twain meant: depth of 12 feet,which is safe navigation of ships necessary conditions. Another reason is he was a highly respected caption, from time to time for the newsp
4、aper to write some short piece describes History of the Mississippi River, pseudonym “Mark Twain.“,3.Historical background of Twains age,During the Civil War the powers of the federal government rapidly expanded.Farmers sought jobs in urban factories.,The rapid economic development following the Civ
5、il War laid the groundwork for the modern U.S. industrial economy.By 1890, the USA leaped ahead of Britain for first place in manufacturing output.,The Gilded Age,3.Historical background of Twains age,California Gold Rush,In January 1849, President Polk announced that gold had been found in Californ
6、ia. This set off the Gold Rush, in which 80,000 individuals headed for California to seek their fortunes. These people changed the face of California.,4.Mark Twains main works,Writing Characteristics,Famous Saying,Life on the Mississippi密西西比河上,This work is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days a
7、s a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记,最伟大的儿童文学作品,This novel talked about a young boy called Tom Sawyer growing up along the Mississippi River. It describes children pursuit of novelty and adventure life.,The Adventur
8、es of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利费恩历险记,This book is about how to set the slaves free and how to come true ones dreams,Other works,Running for Governor 竞选州长 The 1,000,000 Bank-Note 百万英镑 The Gilded Age 镀金时代 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ( his first story) 卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙 The innocent abroad 傻子
9、出国记The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 败坏了哈德莱堡的人 Roughing It 苦行记 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利费恩历险记,马克吐温 四大名著,5.Writing Characteristics of Mark Twain,Early stage: Active & humorMid-term: Satire(讽刺) Later period:Pessimistic & desperateHe used a lot of coll
10、oquial idioms(俚语) and colloquial syntax(口语)and made his writing full of allegories(寓言) that lay behind the humor.,1.Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. 每个人就像一轮月亮,不愿意将黑暗的一面让别人看到。,2. A place where wrinkles,only that smile had stayed there. 有皱纹的地方只表示微笑曾在那儿呆过,3.Classic. A book which people praise and dont read. “经典”是本书,人人都说好,人人都不读。,4.Dont go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. 别总抱怨说整个世界都对不起你,这个世界不欠你啥,它先来的。,