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1、MarkTwain:fromhumortosatireAbstract:MarkTwain,amastermindofhumorandrealism,isseenasagiantinworldliterature.Hishumorhadgreatimpactonthefollowingmenofletters;criticsalsoattachedsignificantimportancetoitandputforwardvariousinterpretations.However,humorcouldnomorebefou
2、ndinTwain'slaterworks.Onthecontrary,itwasreplacedbybittersatire.WhydidTwainchangehiswritingstyleaswellhisattitudetowardslife?Whatwasthecauseofthissharpconversion?Focusingonthesequestions,thepapertriestoanalyzethebasicelementswhichaffectedTwainfromsocialinfluenceand
3、personalencountersrespectively,aimingatofferingrationalanalysisofthisshiftaswellasmakingTwain'sworksreadilyunderstood.IIntroductionMarkTwain,thepseudonymofSamuelLanghorneClemens,istheforerunerandReputedrealistinthearenaofAmericanliterature.Becauseofhisremarkablecon
4、tributiontothenation,literarycriticsspokehighlyofhisachievements.Forinstance,thesevenerabletitles”theLincolnofAmericanliterarure”,”thetruefatherofournationalliterature,””MarkTwain–mirrorofAmerica”areusedtohighlighthispinnaclesinliterature.Hisfaithfuldisciple,Ernest
5、Hemingway,moreover,onveputit,“allmodernliteraturecomesfromonebookbyMarkTwain,calledHuckleburyFinn..”Asfarasaliteratrygiantisconcerned,Twainwasrememberedbymenoflettersfirstlyasamastermindofhunmorandthenasbittersatiricwriter.Inotherwords,Twaininhiswritingcareerexperi
6、encedachangefrombeingcheerfulandoptimistictodespairingandpessimisticButwhatcausehisshiftfromhumortosatir?Personally,bothsocialinfluenceandpersonalencountersplaycriticalrolesinchanginghiswritingfromhumortosatireandhisattitudetowardlifeaswellⅡSocialinfluencesBoththeA
7、mericanCivilwar(happenedin1861andlastedtill1865)andthere-constructionafterthewargreatlyaffectedTwain’swritingstyle.MarkTwainwasborninFlorida,Missouri,on30NovemberIn1835,intoalawyerfamily.Withtheadventofthecivilwar,youngTwainin1856becameasteam-boatpilot,aprofessiona
8、boutwhichhewrotethirtyyearslaterinthebookLifeontheMississippi.Generallyspeeking,theAmericanpeopleenjoyregardingwarexperienceastheircherishedandva
