The author of the book is Mark Twain, originally known as Samuel Clemens, he was a mean old man. Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30th, 1835. He was the son of Jane Lampton, who was a native of Kentucky and John Clemens, who was a Virginian. His parents met when his father moved to Missouri. In 1847, John died unexpectedly and Sam’s mother became the head of the household. The family was then forced into years of economic struggle, and that fact shaped the career of Mark Twain.
Sam Clemens lived in Hannibal from age 4-17. The town situated on the Mississippi river, it was a nice place to grow up in. However violence was a common factor, and growing up Sam had to …show more content…
It depends on how society wants to view him as a person and writer. Mark Twain does not make things easy for his readers, but that is also a good thing. Twain likes to show his viewers the dark and harsh reality of the real World, he likes to make sure that his readers are aware of what is going on in people’s surroundings and in society. Mark Twain is very well considered a negative writer because of the way his stories fold, or the way they end. Some people do not like to see things the way they actually are, and they push these thoughts and feelings aside, and Twain brings it out, and that is why he has this negative impact on life and things. Early in Twain’s childhood, from the beginning he had witnessed cruel things happen around him. Twain had grown up in a negative society, his World revolved around a negative impact. Mark Twain’s realization of himself and place in his society, and his maturation show roles of civilization can be very wrong. A person’s view on society is completely based off of their beliefs and background, also how they are brought up or