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1、LessonNineMarkTwain—MirrorofAmericaAdvancedEnglishTeachingObjectivesOftheUnitToacquaintstudentswiththemajoreventsinthehistoryofUSA.ToacquaintstudentswiththelifeandwritingofMarkTwain.Toacquaintstudentswithbiographicwriting.Tohelpstudentstoappreciatetherichrhetoricaldevicesinthetex
2、tQuestionstoconsiderforpre-reading.WhydoestheauthorsaythatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmerica?AdvancedEnglishTheassertionthatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmericaismadeintwosenses.First,MarkTwain’sexciting,adventuresomelifestoriesthemselvesmirrorapartoftrueAmericanhistory,andthelifeofordinaryA
3、mericanpeople.Second,hislifeexperiencefurnishedhimwithawideknowledgeofhumanity,aswellaswiththeperfectgraspoflocalcustomsandspeech,whichMarkTwainhasmanifestedsowellinhiswriting.Hisworksmirrortherealsocietyofhistime.MarkTwainisapartofAmerica.Asaman,hegrewupwithAmericaasacountry(ayo
4、ungcountry)Asawriter,hegrewupwithAmerica,movedalongwithAmerica,frominnocencetoexperience.AdvancedEnglishMarkTwain:SamuelLanghorneClemens(1835--1910).twofathomsdeep.HisLife______HistoricEventsofUSATrampprinterRiverpilot--ProsperousMississippiRiverTranscontinentalRailroadsGuerrilla
5、–TheCivilWarProspector--GoldRushReporter--WestwardExpansionCorrespondent--Europe,theHolyLandWriter--TomSawyer’sinnocenceHuckFinn’sexperienceAdvancedEnglishAdvancedEnglishTextualStructurePartOneQuestion:HowwasMarkTwainintroduced?--hisoutstandingachievementsasawriterwhocreatedtwoim
6、mortalcharacters--hismulti-sidedpersonality:adventurous,patriotic,romantic,humorist,cynical,bitter,sad.AdvancedEnglish.MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn'sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.In-deed,thisnation'sbest-
7、lovedauthorwaseverybitasadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.IfoundanotherTwainaswell–onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.A
8、dvancedEnglishPartOne.AllmodernAmericanl
