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Group3Group3TheAdventuresofTomSawyerMarkTwainContentAuthorprofile·························JoyceCharacterandrelationship·····LiXinPlots·····························ZhangHonglianMaincharacters······················ZhaoXinAnAnalysisOfLanguageandExpression······················WangJianrenQuestionanddiscussion···········LiuXuName：SamuelLanghorneClemensPenName：MarkTwainBirth：November30,1835Death：April21,1910(aged74)Occupation：Writer,lecturerandhumoristNationality：AmericanAuthorprofileByJoyceFamilyBrotherinlaw:CharlesLangdonSpouse：OliviaLangdonClemens(m.1870–1904)Children：Langdon,Susy,Clara,JeanP.S:abolitionists废奴主义者Father：JohnMarshallClemensmother：Janesiblings：thesixthofsevenchildren,butonlythereofthemsurvivedtheirchildhoodHometown:Hannibal,Missouri,aporttownontheMississippiRiverLifeEarlylife：printer、sailor、journalistTravels：NewYork、NewOrleans、Europe、Hawaii、SanFrancisco、MiddleEast，etcFinancialtroubles：paigetypesettingmachine,publishinghouse,investmentfailureLaterlife:deepdepressionbecauseofthedeathofhisfamilyandfriendsanhonoreddoctorateinlettersawardedbyoxfordDeath：heartattackMasterpieceNotable：•Earlyjournalismandtravelogues:《ThecelebratedJumpingfrogofcalaverascounty》•Mid-time:《TheAdventuresofTomSawyer》《TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn》•Laterwriting:《Followingtheequator》《AutobiographyofMarkTwain》P.S.:anti-imperialism反帝国主义Change:beganhiscareerwritinglight、humorousverse,butevolvedintoachronicler(记录者)ofthevanities（虚荣）、hypocrisies（虚伪）andmurderous（残忍）actsofmankindFeature：1.extremelyexaggeratedartimagination2.theheroisalways“me”,playacomicfigure3.writtenincolloquial(口语化)style4.combinedrichhumorandsocialcriticism,showironymeaninginahumorouswayReputationTheworld'smostfamousshortstorywriterTherepresentativefigureofAmericancriticalrealismliteratureLincolnoftheAmericanLiteraryhistory“HeisThefirsttrulyAmericanwriter，Weallhaveinheritedalotofthingsfromhim”saidWilliamFaulkner（诺贝尔文学奖获得者）HelenKelleroncesaid:IlikeMarkTwain--whodon'tlikehim?Evengod,willlovehim,givetheirwisdom,andinitsmindpaintingarainbowofloveandfaith.Characterandrelationship《theAdventuresofTomSawyer》Name:LiXinStudentID:21411139CharacterandrelationshipTom(aunt)Polly(half-brother)Sid(half-sister)Mary(littleblackslave)Jim(oldlover)Amy(lover)Becky(father)JudgeThatcher(bosomfriend)Huckleberry(Adoptivemother)WidowDouglassDoctorRobinMuffInjun(bosomfriend)JoeTom’sfamiliesTom(aunt)Polly(half-brother)Sid(half-sister)Mary(littleblackslave)JimKind-hearted,strictwithTomWell-behaved,LikestotellauntPollyonTomKind,innocent,compassionate,honestKind,lovelyCharacterrelationshipTom(aunt)Polly(half-brother)Sid(half-sister)Mary(littleblackslave)Jim(oldlover)Amy(lover)Becky(father)JudgeThatcher(bosomfriend)Huckleberry(Adoptivemother)WidowDouglassDoctorRobinMuffInjun(bosomfriend)JoeTom’sloversTom(lover)Becky(father)JudgeThatcher(oldlover)AmyLovebeautyLively,lovelyAbigbuginTownofstPetersburgCharacterrelationshipTom(aunt)Polly(half-brother)Sid(half-sister)Mary(littleblackslave)Jim(oldlover)Amy(lover)Becky(father)JudgeThatcher(bosomfriend)Huckleberry(Adoptivemother)WidowDouglassDoctorRobinMuffInjun(bosomfriend)JoecharactersintheadventureTom(bosomfriend)Huckleberry(Adoptivemother)WidowDouglassDoctorRobinMuffInjun(bosomfriend)JoeWildchild,freegaminAlcoholicfatherBeautiful,kindandrichkillImpute(嫁祸)Testify(作证)3.Plots《theAdventuresofTomSawyer》Name:ZhangHonglianStudentID:21411145IEssentials:Location:asmalltownpeople'slivesalongtheMississippiRiver.Time:inthenineteenthcentury.Importance:beregardedasamicrocosmsociallifeofUnitedStatesatthattime.Review:thenaiveandearnestwordsanddeedsoflittleheroTomSawyerandhisjuniorpartnerprovideuswithadeepenlightenment.IIPlotstructure:Fournarrativeunits(1)StorybetweenTomSawyerandBeckyThatcher,(2)StorybetweenTomSawyerandMuffPoter,(3)EpisodeinJacksonIsland,(4)Aseriesofstoriesthatbringaboutfindingtreasures.TwisttroughthewholestoryThedescriptionfromadults’perspective.IIISynopsisofchapters:ThisstorydescriptthatTomSawyerledagroupofchildrentoenjoynaiveromanticlifealongthebanksoftheMississippiRiver.Toshakeofftheirdullhomework,hypocriticaldoctrinesandwoodenlivingenvironment,makeallsortsofadventures.Storytimelineisasfollowsin30chapter.IIPlotstructure:Chapter1-2:TomSawyerisasmart,naivebutmischievousboy.HeorphanedandlivingwithhisauntPolly.Heisfulloflivelyactionandmanycleverideas,butnottolovelearning,alwaysliketoescapetheschooltoplaygames.Chapter3-7:Thefresh-crownedherofellwithoutfiringashotwhenhesawanewgirlinthegardennamedBeckyThatcher.SoheforgotAmyLawrenceimmediatelyandtryhardtopursueherbyallsortsofstrangemethods.ButBeckyfoundsheisn'tthefirsthehadeverbeenengagedtoandcriedsadlynomatterwhathedo.Chapter9-11:TomandHucklebecomereal-lifewitnessestoaterriblecrime.Twofrightenedboyswentspeedingawayinthedarkpromisedtokeepsecret,andfoundInjunJoeputtheblametoMuffPotterafterkilledDocRobin.MuffbecamesuspectandunderarrestaccusedbyInjunJoeinthishomicidecaseattrial,whileTomwassleeplesswithnightmare.chapter12:Tom'smindhaddriftedawayfromitssecretforanewandweightymatter.BeckyThatcherhadstoppedc