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1、MarkTwain:fromhumortosatireAbstract:MarkTwain,amastermindofhumorandrealism,isseenasagiantinworldliterature.Hishumorhadgreatimpactonthefollowingmenofletters;criticsalsoattachedsignificantimportancetoitandputforwardvariousinterpretations.However,humorcouldnomorebefoundinTwai
2、n'slaterworks.Onthecontrary,itwasreplacedbybittersatire.WhydidTwainchangehiswritingstyleaswellhisattitudetowardslife?Whatwasthecauseofthissharpconversion?Focusingonthesequestions,thepapertriestoanalyzethebasicelementswhichaffectedTwainfromsocialinfluenceandpersonalencounte
3、rsrespectively,aimingatofferingrationalanalysisofthisshiftaswellasmakingTwain'sworksreadilyunderstood.IIntroductionMarkTwain,thepseudonymofSamuelLanghorneClemens,istheforerunerandReputedrealistinthearenaofAmericanliterature.Becauseofhisremarkablecontributiontothenation,lit
4、erarycriticsspokehighlyofhisachievements.Forinstance,thesevenerabletitles”theLincolnofAmericanliterarure”,”thetruefatherofournationalliterature,””MarkTwain–mirrorofAmerica”areusedtohighlighthispinnaclesinliterature.Hisfaithfuldisciple,ErnestHemingway,moreover,onveputit,“al
5、lmodernliteraturecomesfromonebookbyMarkTwain,calledHuckleburyFinn..”Asfarasaliteratrygiantisconcerned,Twainwasrememberedbymenoflettersfirstlyasamastermindofhunmorandthenasbittersatiricwriter.Inotherwords,Twaininhiswritingcareerexperiencedachangefrombeingcheerfulandoptimist
6、ictodespairingandpessimisticButwhatcausehisshiftfromhumortosatir?Personally,bothsocialinfluenceandpersonalencountersplaycriticalrolesinchanginghiswritingfromhumortosatireandhisattitudetowardlifeaswellⅡSocialinfluencesBoththeAmericanCivilwar(happenedin1861andlastedtill1865)
7、andthere-constructionafterthewargreatlyaffectedTwain’swritingstyle.MarkTwainwasborninFlorida,Missouri,on30NovemberIn1835,intoalawyerfamily.Withtheadventofthecivilwar,youngTwainin1856becameasteam-boatpilot,aprofessionaboutwhichhewrotethirtyyearslaterinthebookLifeontheMissis
8、sippi.Generallyspeeking,theAmericanpeopleenjoyregardingwarexperienceastheircherishedandva