MrWang---MARKTWAIN

MarkTwain—MirrorofAmericaMarkTwain--马克•吐温(1835-1910)thepenname(pseudonym)ofSamuelLanghorneClemens塞缪尔•朗赫恩•克莱门斯Lifestory/biography-----NoelGroveLifeexperiences•grewupontheMississippiRiver•at12,fatherdied,13,leftschool•afulltimeprinter'sapprentice;•18,wenttoNewYork,atrampprinter•22,asteamboatpilotuntil1861(26)------gavehimawideknowledgeofhumanity•TheoutbreakoftheCivilWarin1861,---confederateguerrilla•Goldorsilverfever---triedmining,speculating,butfailed•InVirginiaCity,alocaljournalist•-----onFebruary3,1863,“MarkTwain”wasbornHismostproductiveyears•Marriedin1870(35)andmovedtoHartford.Connwherehelivedhismostproductiveyearstill1891(56)•TomSawyer1876•HuckleberryFinn1884---allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes.“(ErnestHemingway)Personaltragedies1.hisinvestmentsandgoldenrushfailed2.Father:pneumonia3.BrotherHenry:killedbyasteamboatexplosion4.Sondiedat19thmonth5.twodaughtersdied6.Hiswifesuccumbedtoheartattack----turntobeverybitterandsatiricalinhislaterdaysHisworks---Stories1867:“TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty”•“卡拉韦拉斯县驰名的跳蛙”--afrontiertale-------Hebecamenationallyfamous•1899:TheManThatCorruptedHardleybug《败坏了哈德莱堡的人》•localcolorrepresentedsociallifethroughportraitsoflocalplaceswhichheknewbestdrewfromhisownrichfundofknowledgeofpeopleandplacestalltales(highlyexaggerated)atextureofmostlocalcolorliterature，asenseofhumorheusedcolloquiallanguage,vernacularlanguage,dialects•Words:short,concrete,directineffect•sentence&structures:simple,evenungrammatical•Comments:MarkTwainwasthefirsttrulyAmericanwriter,andallofussincearehisheirs,whodescendedfromhim.“(WilliamFaulkner)•humorisofwittyremarksmockingatsmallthingsandmakingpeoplelaughisakindofartisticstyleusedtocriticizethesocialinjustice•Metaphor•Mirrormeansapersonwhogivesatruerepresentationofdescriptionofthecountry.•HislifeandworksareamirroroftheAmericaofhistime.•whenyouaretowriteabiographyonsomebody,Whataspectsabouthim/herwillbetouched?Commonsteps•1.ageneralcomment/appraisal•2.lifeexperiencesa.thebackgroundknowledge(history,society,family,career…)b.earlylifeexperiencec.bigevents/waytosuccessd.shiningpoints•3.conclusion•PartI(Para.1)ageneralappraisalofMarkTwain•PartII(Para.2-19)-------lifeexperiencessection1(2-3)thesettingbackgroundknowledgesection2(4-6)EarlylifeonMississippiandasaconfederateguerrillasection3(7-13)Onhiswaytosuccesssection4(14-19)Commentonhisbestworks•PartIII.(20-22)personaltragediesandconclusionPartIageneralappraisalofMarkTwain•TwainismostfamoustomostAmericansasthecreatorofHuckFinnandTomSawyer.•Eternal,Endless:hyperbole---toshowthatthetwounforgettableandpermanentliteraturefigureslongliveinreaders’heartsOnHuckandTom•Huck’ssailingontheriverwassopleasant,carefree,simpleandpeacefulthatitmadehisboyhoodinfinite.•Tom’sindependentmindandhisexcitinganddangerousactivitiesmadethesummerseemeverlasting.•Adventurous:•Twainwasalwaystryingnewthings,goingtonewplaces.Eveninhisliterarycareer,hewasneversatisfiedwithwhathehadachieved.•Patriotic:•A.profoundloveforhiscountry•B.referstohisprideinAmericantraditionsandtheAmericanlanguage•Romantic:Writingfeatures---passion,informalbeauty•Humorous:•hisworksaresofullofhumorthatheisconsideredAmerica’sgreatesthumorist.•IfoundanotherTwainaswell…lifedealthim(personification)…blackwallofnight.•IalsofoundanotheraspectofTwain,whobecamesarcastic,bitterbecauseofthegreattragedies,whowascontinuallydistressedbytheweaknessofthehumanraceandwhoplungedhimselfintodespairandhopelessness.PartII---lifeexperiences•Section1(2-3)thesettingbackgroundknowledge•Section2(4-6)EarlylifeonMississippiandasaconfederateguerrilla•Section3(7-13)Onhiswaytosuccess•Section4(14-19)CommentonhisbestworksParagraph2—3Backgroundknowledge•Starry-eyed:romantic,dreamy•Acid-tongued:sharp,sarcasticinspeech•Rangedacrossthenation;wandered/travelledacrossNewAmericanexperience•TwainlivedinthestirringyearsinAmericanhistorya.AmericanCivilWarb.Thewestwardexpansionc.GoldenRushd.RapiddevelopmentofCapitalisme.EmergenceofImperialism•Mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation’sheart•----metaphoricalexpression•Artery---mainchannel•Heart---centralpartASteamboatViewontheRiverCropsintheNorth•TobaccocornfurlumberwheatCropsintheSouth•CottonwhiskeysugarTheclimaxofWestwardexpansion•WhenAmericabecameindependent,therewereonly13statesalongtheAtlanticOcean.•By1850,U.ShasexpandedtothePacific,includingthemassacreofthenativeIndians,theLouisianaPurchase1803…GoldenRush•In1848,goldwasfoundinCalifornia.Peoplerushedtheretoseektheirfortune,knownasthe“goldenrush”,reachingitsclimaxinthe1860s.Paragraph4-6earlyyearsoflife•Thecastofcharacters----actorsinaplayormovie---(figurativeexpression)peopleofallsortsCosmos:aplacewhereonecanfindalltypesofcharactersResurface:reappearAriverpilotpiracylynchingmedicineshow•Thecolorfullanguagethathesoakedupwithamemorythatseemedphonographic.•Thecolorfullanguagethathetookinmentallywithagoodmemorythatseemedtobeabletorecordthingslikeaphonograph.(simile)•他的所见所闻，连同他那留声机般准确的可靠记忆吸收来的丰富的语言，都得以在其作品中再现。paraphrase•Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywiththemaincurrentofpioneeringhumanity.•Steamboatdeckswerefilledw