PPT-Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1835-1910

Mark Twain Samuel Clemens 18351910 Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. D Salinger Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko Child Called It A David Pelzer Child of God Cormac McCarthy Children of the River Linda Crew Chinese Handcuffs Chris Crutcher Chocolate War The Robert Cormier Christmas Carol A Charles Dickens Cold Mountain Cha BY: MARK TWAIN. Background Information. What is satire?. Satire is the use of . ____________ or . sarcasm to denounce or make fun of a specific idea, object, concept, or person.. Mark Twain uses satire to:. Essential Questions. What is identity? How is it defined in relation to society or community? . How does one gain a sense of self identity and community identity? . What is the appropriate way to balance individual and group identity? . September 30, 2015. Twain as Humorist:. Humorist: . Considered America’s greatest . humorist for . ability to combine faith in American dream with satire that pointed out weaknesses in society. Used humor to critique what he saw as the discrepancy between promise and reality in America.. Samuel. Langhorne Clemens. November 1835-. April 21, 1910. Born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri.. At age 4, moved to Hannibal, Missouri, a growing port town located on the Mississippi River. Hannibal was a frequent stop for steam boats traveling to New Orleans.. Huckleberry Finn. “His writing also served to . voice his running commentary on American society. . Thinly veiled . behind the mask of humor and satire. , Clemens' writing often . critiqued social morals, politics and human nature. Use the article The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . vs. Mark Twain for this activity…. Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences. Make sure to restate the question in your answer. Don’t forget MLA heading for your paper.. By David G Fletcher. Birth and Early Life. Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His real name was Samuel Langhorne . Clemens. Raised in the river town Hannibal, Missouri . His father, John Marshall Clemens, was a lawyer and a shopkeeper. By Mark Twain. Pokeville (Chapters 19-20). Presented by:. Tami Allen, Samantha Benally, Marissa Campbell, Yasminah Habeel, and Meagan Horner. Summary of Chapters 19 & 20. Huck and Jim are on their raft. “All . modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called . Huckleberry Finn. .”. - Ernest Hemmingway . One of the great writers of American literature, Twain is admired for capturing typical American experiences in a language which is realistic and charming. . "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn" . Ernest Hemingway . Racism & Slavery. . written after . Emancipation Proclamation. abolished slavery, but time period of story set during slavery . A picaresque novel:. Involves clever rogues or adventurers engaged in a series of episodes.. A genre of generally satiric prose fiction that depicts in realistic, often humorous detail, the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society.. Wednesday, 26 July 2017. Jonathan Peel JLS 2017. Reception: 19. th. century. We know of at least 20 contemporary reviews and over 100 contemporary comments about the book.. The book was poorly received in Massachusetts in particular and also was regarded as problematic in New York and Boston.. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Meet Mark Twain “I was born on the 30 th of November, 1835, in the almost invisible village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri… the village contained a hundred people and I increased the population by 1 percent. It is more than many of the best men in history could have done for a town.”