Mark Twain and Bret Harte were two of the most significant writers in modern American literature. These two American novelist used regionalism throughout their works to depict what life was like in that region. Regionalism can be used in a couple of different aspects, this depends on the context that you are using it for. Twain wrote many significant works throughout his illustrious career in almost every profession one could imagine. Both Twain and Harte used personal experiences to depict what daily life was like in the regions that they traveled to in their careers. Together, Twain and Harte influenced many modern writers in today’s world of literature, and their works are still being used to describe the regions culture and customs. In
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Twain began to write this book early in life, however, he did not believe he was mature enough to tell the story that he wanted to tell (Reidhead, 120). Once Twain believed he was ready to finish Huck Finn, he told the story of a young black male, with a “town drunk” for a father. Some can infer that Twain was really trying to get the point across that the southern mindset was that “all” African Americans were divorced or separated, not a contribution to society, or not equal in reference to Caucasian American’s in that time period. Huck fit into that southern mindset profile, his father was the town drunk, his parents were not together. Huck had no mother because she had died, according to the story. This story painted a picture of how the southern states were in reference to slavery and its mindset of African American’s. Twain told about the childhood fears in this region that included violence, terror, and death lurking at every corner of the village (Reidhead, 120). This story could also be twisted in saying that African American’s needed a “white friend”, which was Tom Sawyer, to survive in this racist filled part of the country. Twain wrote about this part of the country, Southern Mississippi, and how Twain believed this part of the country was and it helped to explain to other citizens in the United Stated and across the world how this area might have been. In today’s society, this book is still used in schoolhouses across America to depict how life may have been during this time period and explained how much difference there were between their customs and cultures compared to todays. Through Twain’s use of critiquing, he used his many life experiences to portray how different these areas were to the general
Twain began to write this book early in life, however, he did not believe he was mature enough to tell the story that he wanted to tell (Reidhead, 120). Once Twain believed he was ready to finish Huck Finn, he told the story of a young black male, with a “town drunk” for a father. Some can infer that Twain was really trying to get the point across that the southern mindset was that “all” African Americans were divorced or separated, not a contribution to society, or not equal in reference to Caucasian American’s in that time period. Huck fit into that southern mindset profile, his father was the town drunk, his parents were not together. Huck had no mother because she had died, according to the story. This story painted a picture of how the southern states were in reference to slavery and its mindset of African American’s. Twain told about the childhood fears in this region that included violence, terror, and death lurking at every corner of the village (Reidhead, 120). This story could also be twisted in saying that African American’s needed a “white friend”, which was Tom Sawyer, to survive in this racist filled part of the country. Twain wrote about this part of the country, Southern Mississippi, and how Twain believed this part of the country was and it helped to explain to other citizens in the United Stated and across the world how this area might have been. In today’s society, this book is still used in schoolhouses across America to depict how life may have been during this time period and explained how much difference there were between their customs and cultures compared to todays. Through Twain’s use of critiquing, he used his many life experiences to portray how different these areas were to the general