The Life And Works Of Samual Clemens

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�Mark Twain�. In 1864 Twain joined the staff
of the Morning Call, which is when he met Bret Harte, the first purely
literary figure he had ever known. The next year he wrote The Celebrated
Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. After his publishment he was sent around
the world by the Sacromento Union. Later in Twains life he faced many inner
struggles which probale be viewed as a good thing, but it did inspire some
of Twain's best work such as, Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, and
Huckleberry Finn. Twain led a life that few ever get the chance to live,
he truly was a glorious writer.

II. Major themes

Mark Twain used a consistent theme throughout many of his stories
and novels. He often wrote about his own personal experiences. These
experiences ranged from being a steamboat pilot to a reporter to half-
hearted confederate soldier. Many of Twain's stories reflected that period
of life in America. Many of the topics had to do with major issues such as
slavery in The ...

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