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Mark Twain

Published on Dec 13, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MARK TWAIN AMERICAN REALISM

BY:Ryan Dinh
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AMERICAN REALISM

  • Style of writing in which surface appearance is presented in an unembellished way
  • It had encompasses the period of time from the Civil War to the turn of the century
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MARK TWAIN

  • Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri
  • He was a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor.
  • His real name is Samuel Clemens

WRITTINGS

  • "The Innocents Abroad
  • Roughing it
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

  • He had success in writing books
  • He wrote many stories that opened people's eyes to see what was going around
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WORK CITED

  • "Mark Twain Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
  • Mark Twain Bio and His 10 Most Notable Books." JournalStar.com. N.p., 24 Apr. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2013
  • "Today's Deal." Today's Deal. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
  • PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
  • Realism in American Literature." Realism in American Literature. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013