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Mark Twain (1835 -1910) Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. Mark Twain (1835 -1910) He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi as he loved the great river so much. His father died when he was 12. Mark Twain left school and began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a riverboat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer. “Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks（剪贴本）. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do.  Realism A Response to Romanticism Tried very hard to capture life exactly as it was, rather than romanticizing it Rather than focus on emotion or prize it, realists tried to prevent their works from being filtered through their emotional lenses Characters came from poorer, super-rural or super-urban backgrounds Included workers at factories, people living in slums, etc. – the types of people who never showed up as romantic heroes Twain as a Realist Twain is one of the greatest realists – possibly the greatest – of all time. One of the reasons he’s so great is that he dares to examine