1、Mark Twain Mirror of America Noel Grove Mark Twain Mirror of America 1. Who was Mark Twain ? Where did his pen name come from? 2. What had he been before he became an author? http:/ Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) two fathoms deep a boatmans signal called up from the bow where the l
2、eadsman was sounding the rivers channel with his line. Mark Twain meant the second mark, or 12 feet deep, enough water to float any steamboat Printer, pilot, soldier, silver-miner, gold-washer, reporter, lecturer, traveler, businessman, novelist, autobiographer, Mark Twain had led an active life, in
3、 the very center of the American experience. National Geographic Magazine:a monthly journal run by the National Geographic Society based in Washington DC, a non-profit scientific and educational organization. Mark Twain: Life Works Evaluations His Life: Printer Pilot Soldier Miner Reporter Writer Th
4、e historical background of Mark Twains time Twain lived in the stirring(动荡 ) years in American history - the American-Mexican War, The Civil War, the Gold Rush, the western expansion, the American Spanish War, the rapid development of capitalism and later the emergence of imperialism along with the
5、first economic depressions, etc. Major works by Mark Twain 1) The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1865) 加拉维加县有名的跳蛙 his first sketch that brought him fame and success. 2) Innocents Abroad (1869) 傻瓜出国记 The book version of his travel sketches about Middle East, Europe, etc. 3) The Gilded A
6、ge (1873) 4） A Tramp Abroad (1880) Another book of humor and travel observations in the vein of The Innocents Abroad and Roughing It. 5) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) A story written for boys, full of the horror and joys of childhood flowing on the surface of experience. Generations after generations of young people have held it dear to their hearts. Tom Sawyer is sure to be studied in American schools as The Declaration of Independence.
