Mark-Twain-终极课件PPT.pptVIP

1 what is the real name of mark twain? 2 what does mark twain mean ? 3 when did mark twain begin to write story? 4 In what ways was mark twain′s life an adventure? Mark Twain (1835 -1910) Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. Early life experience Born in a little town in Mississippi At 11, he lost his father At 13, he stopped schooling printer Steamboat pilot on the Mississippi Confederate guerrilla Prospector(采矿者) Reporter on the far western boader Traveler abroad His Marriage At 34 years old he married Olivia Langdon Clemens, daughter of a New York coal magnate(富豪), a member of the country’s wealthy elite. She would be partner, editor, and fellow traveler in success and failure for the next thirty-five years. Olivia Langdon (Livy) on October 29, 1869. The home in Hartford, Connecticut, which the family lived in from 1871 until 1891. A family picture of (left to right): Clara, Sam, Jean, Livy, and Susy in 1884. (Left to right): Susy, Jean, Livy, and Clara in 1883. Twain playing charades with his daughter Susy in 1890. Twain attract the attention of by standers on a street Mark and Olivia together at Quarry Farm in 1903 A letter written by Twain to friends after the loss of his wife Mark Twain pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens grew up on the Mississippi River at 12, father died, left school a printers apprentice, a printer, a silver miner, a steamboat pilot and a frontier journalist gave him a wide knowledge of humanity 十二英尺水深 tragic events in later life his investments failed, had to give lectures to pay off his debts, his wife and two daughters died works “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” “卡拉韦拉斯县驰名的跳蛙” a frontier tale The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ?汤姆索耶历险记? “the two advantages” The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ?哈克贝里费恩历险记? all modern American literature comes. He became nationally famous Mark Twain’s Masterpieces Mark Twain’s Writing Features local colour represented soci