Mark Twain: A Realist Author.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known as Mark Twain was born November 30, 1835 and died April 21, 1910. Twain was usually “kept indoors because of poor health.” He went to a private school in Hannibal. In 1847 when he was 12 years old his father died and the “Clemens family was forced into years of economic struggle- a fact that would shape his career.” At age 13, Twain left school to become a printer's apprentice.” Two years later he “joined his brothers Orion’s newspaper as a printer and editorial assistant.” He left Hannibal at 17 for a job in St. Louis and became a river pilots apprentice. “He became a licensed river pilot in 1858.” His name, Mark Twain, is from his days as a pilot. “[Which] means that is safe to navigate.” There were many experiences that influenced his writing like the civil war
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He demonstrates that little girls should always show kindness and respect to others no matter who they are or what they have. The themes to that short story are that little girls should always be kind and show others how to be kind. Also that they should always respect others even when they are wrong but that they should know how to defend themselves. In addition to the theme of kindness found in “Advice to Little Girls” it is also found in many of Twain’s writings. Likewise to that Twain also had themes of humor, “[...]what some would now consider a kind of comedian”. He would judge politics and well known author. He was often judged by others for not accepting his society. He belonged in a different society. Lastly, Twain impacted society both during his lifetime and after. For example, a critic of the New York times said that the “humanity” in Twain's work was what gave it “humor” and “[...] makes of him something that belongs not to a nation merely but to mankind.” The critic also mentions how not many people appreciate his work and see the humor in his