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Mississippi river The geographic core ,in Twain’s early years , was the great valley of the Mississippi River ,main artery of transportation in the young nation’s heart. Keelboats, flatboats, and large rafts carried the first major commerce .Young Mark Twain entered the wave as a cub pilot on a steamboat. Mark Twain participated abundantly in his life , seeking the most exciting adventure, listening to pilothouse talk of feuds. He looked the river as a legend of God ,which filled with mysterious ,in which he can always find some magnificent places .In later life Twain acknowledged that the river had acquainted him with every possible types of human nature. Those acquaintanceships strengthened all his writing. Life on the Mississippi 1.1839,all of Mark Twain families moved to a harbor city around Mississippi river at Missouri state. He grew up at Mississippi river bank, and he regarded the river as god, and he thought it has the irresistible power. 1839年秋，马克·吐温一家迁往密苏里州的一个密西西比河的港市，从小在密西西比河岸长大的他，把这条河当作命运之神般敬畏，觉得它拥有几乎不可抗拒的力量。 2.His two-year sailor life on the Mississippi river had very significant influence on his literary works, and “Life on the Mississippi” is just the record about this experience. 马克吐温在密西西比河上的两年水手生活经历对其后的文学创作产生了极其重要的影响。《密西西比河上的生活》正是他这段经历的记录。 The Mississippi River in the Adventures of Huckleberry The Mississippi River between Mark Twain and “the Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” Mississippi River is the symbol of returning nature. There are many wonderful description about the river in the book. The noisy city stands in sharp contrast to the beautiful and quiet scenery. Mississippi River is a mirror of the ugly real life. It is also the place where freedom and hope are. It makes people feel quiet ,happy, satisfied and safe. Other works about Mississippi The first was Herman Melville, whose 1857novel “The Confidence Man” is a savage indictment of greed and commercialism of the mid-nineteenth century Herman Melville The Confidence-Ma