By John Gray

Mr. Baker 1st period

January 3, 2003

The Life of Mark Twain

Biography:

Samuel Langhorne Clemens also known as "Mark Twain" was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30 1835. He is one of the greatest writers ever. A proud American he once said "I am not an American, i'm the American". He was in his later life one of Americas best-loved citizens.

Samuel Clemens came from a good background; his father was lawyer and a merchant. Samuel Clemens father also known as judge Clemens moved his family from James town Tennessee to Florida Missouri were five months later young Samuel Clemens was born. Florida was a small town but Sam's father believed that it would some day turn into a metropolis so he ... Showed first 120 words of 1492 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 1492 Size (words) ...was black it does not matter, the truth is all they want is the satisfaction of killing a person for sweat revenge. Twain talks out against how blacks do not receive a fair trial. Many of the issues in this essay are relevant n his other writings such as Huckleberry Fin were blacks are predigest against.

Writing Style:

Both Ernest Hemingway("For Whom the Bell Tolls") and William Faulkner("To Have and Have Not ") are quoted to saying that they looked to Samuel as a source of inspiration. Many of Sam's themes, settings and language dealt with life in America which many other writers did not. Nearly all of his great works dealt with his life, he ...Essay still continues 100 more words...