Lecture 8 American Realism ( Mark Twain)文档.pptVIP

Realistic Elements: local color “..there couldnt be no solit’ry thing mentioned but that feller’d offer to bet on it, and take ary side you please..” “..and then all of a sudden he would grab that other dog jest by the j’int of his hind and freeze to it –not chaw, you understand, but only just grip and hang on..” ‘he sorter discouraged-like, and didn’t try no more to win the fight, and so he got shucked out bad. * Methods of Characterization Names, Appearance, Dialogue Action Illustration by the author (comments directly from the author) * Textual Analysis Quotation: “Well, Smiley kep