2. Life of Mark Twain
Born 30 Nov 1835 in Florida, Mo
Born to John Marshall and Jane Clemens
He was the 6th child
He was actually named Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain was a pen name
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from
Oxford University
3. Writings of Mark Twain
1867
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
1869
“Innocents Abroad”
“Holyland” Considered to be first best seller
1876
“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
1882
“The Prince and the Pauper.”
1884
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
4. The Relevance of Twains Writings
Today
Elements of his writings deal with issues that are still
happening today
Tom Sawyer was a typical boy who usually got into
mischief.
Was in trouble for skipping school
Tom also dealt with the emotion of love
He was a typical young person who has strong feelings
towards girls and thinks it is love
Only his love changes fairly quickly
Tom also had to make a tough decision about speaking up
to save a man almost to his own peril
By speaking up he could have been killed
5. The Relevance of Twains Writings
Today
Huckleberry Finn had a bad home life with his dad
He was a drunk who treated him poorly
Huckleberry also had to deal with racism of the time
He saw how poorly Jim was treated
Huckleberry was a outdoorsman
People today do not usually live out in the wild, but take
vacations and weekends to go camping and boating
6. Work Cited
"The Official Web Site of Mark Twain." The Official Web Site of Mark
Twain. Ed. Dominic Lizama. CMG Solutions, 17 May 2000. Web. 12
May 2012.
<http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/siteinfo/credits.htm>.
