1、He is one of the Americansgreatestwriters,journalistsandhumorists.Heisalsothefounder of UScriticalrealismliterature,renownedworldshortstorymaster.Thegreatesthumoristofthe19thcenturyinAmericanliterature.Mark TwainMark Twain (18351910)Mostfamousnovels:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876)(汤姆汤姆索索亚历险记）亚历险记
2、）The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1894)（哈克贝利（哈克贝利费恩历险记）费恩历险记）Hiswritingstyle:a combination of colloquial language satire local coloron the base of western traditional humor,Mark Twain uses many hyperbole and extremity exaggerate imagination to make the stories more humorous and more ironic. Born i
3、n a little town in MississippiAt 11,he lost his fatherAt 13,he stopped schoolingAt 16,working as a typesetter and contributor of articles At 18,worked as a printer in New York City At 22,worked as a licensed Mississippi river-boat pilot. Reporter on the far western frontierBetween 1876 and 1884,he p
4、ublished several masterpieces Traveler abroadMark Twain and Olivia married in 1870 in Elmira Twain died of heart attack on April 21,1910. In the mid-19th century,the southern part of the United States is plantation slavery,the northern part is bourgeois employe labor system,the contradictions betwee
5、n these two kinds of systems caused the political and economic oppositions,and concentrated on the issue about supporting and againsting the slavery system,and this caused the civil war.The novel satirizes the foolish religion and condemned the sin of slavery by describing white kids with a fugitive
6、 slave lived in a vagabonds life in the mississippi river,and propagandizes the idea that everyone enjoys the rights of freedom regardless of race.Being generally regarded as a boys story,the book is all about Tom and his gang.While spending a summer with Aunt Polly in a drowsy Mississippi River tow
7、n,Tom and his buddies Huck and Joe take a series of adventure there. They witness a horrible murder committed by Injun Joe. Finally,Tom returns to school and become a hero at the trial of Muff Potter when he reveals Injun Joes guilt. When Injun dies,his treasure is divided between Tom and Huck,who i
8、s now adopted by Widow Douglas.Twain had made Tom the hero of American boyhood,and the book had become the classic read in schools.By telling this story, Twain fulfils his and other adults dreams of ideal boyhood. All the cruelties and fears,wonders and joys of childhood are brought into vividness.
9、The novels main character Tom is a mischievous boy with a great imagination who spends most of the time getting him in trouble.Tom has a kind heart and respects other peoples feelings.He becomes more and more mature as the story progresses.Huck is Toms best friend and fellow adventurer. Abandoned by
10、 his drunken father,he lives on his own and by his own rules.Huck is very laidback and independent.Most adults disapprove of him and other children envy him for his freedom.Polly is Toms aunt and guardian.Aunt Polly is a nice lady but she can be mean and strict at times.Overall, Aunt Polly just want
11、s to be loved by the most important people Sid and Tom in her life at the moment.HuckleberryFinnandAuntPollyAnalysisofthisnovelfromchildrensperspective1.ChildrensNavetandInnocence Tom Sawyer who has the characteristics of children in general. Confronted with any kind of circumstances, Tom responds b
12、y making a game of it, by relying on his reading, by posing or acting out a part. 2.PlayingTruantHetriestotruantbydeceiving,butfailed.3.Love-affairMark Twain also writes about what children feel about those of the opposite sex. 4.ChildishImitationTom asks Becky for a kiss only because that is ritual
13、 he has read about in books when people get engaged. 5.ChildrensCuriosityBehavior” When Mark Twain creates Tom Sawyer and other characters in the story, he gives prominence to childrens curiosity, attempting to capture the general feeling of young readers. 6.TheTendencytoHeroism Tom wishes to travel
14、 around the world, to be a soldier, a plainsman, a pirate .At the end of the story, after experiencing much terror, Tom, along with Huck, discovers the hidden treasure in the cave which makes Tom a rich and important person in the community. 7.ChildrensIdyllicOutlookoftheWorldFor Twain, Tom Sawyer i
15、s an attempt to idealize boyhood, to see in it his dream of peace and innocence that cannot endure in the adult world. Flexible,Varied,FluidTwain certainly has a flexible style; he can suit his words quite easily to the situation, whether he is describing the thoughts of Tom or expounding upon some
16、lofty subject. That said, one of the most impressive aspects of his writing is the dialogue. Rather than try to describe it, well give you a taste. Tom, having just barely survived an encounter with Injun Joe the night before, goes to talk with Huck:Hello, Huck! Hello, yourself.“ Silence, for a minu
17、te.Tom, if wed a left the blame tools at the dead tree, wed a got the money. Oh, ain t it awful! T ai n t a dream, then, t ain t a dream! Somehow I most wish it was. Dog d if I dont,Huck.(27.4-8)Twain renders the rhythm of the speech beautifully, using contractions and slang to give life to Tom and
18、Hucks speech.Small touches,like the wed a and dogd go along way toward making them sound like real boys.Even that bracketed pause speaks volumes. Without suitable dialogue,all of Twains observations and remarks would be like a cake without icing:still delicious,but not quite right.Humorous,KnowingAl
19、though The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is by no means an autobiography,Twain is most definitely writing from life experience.He sounds likewell,a fifty year-old man looking back at his childhood,and forming a narrative out of his memories.Memories of his youth in Missouri,of childish behavior and juven
20、ile fantasies;these are Twains raw materials.In retrospect,Twain can coax the humor out of adolescent foibles,and his insights into the strange and sometimes contradictory psychology of Tom and his compatriots contributes both to the truth of his depictions and their humor.Theme:Freedom leads to responsibility and can have negative consequences.SubTheme:People who are respected in society dont always deserve it.Its human nature to be drawn toward those who have money and power. Thankyouforyourlistening!TheEnd
