The experiences that someone will undergo in the course of their life will have a significant impact on their thoughts. Samuel L. Clemens, born on November 30 1835, has written several well-known pieces of literature. His most famous books were The adventures of Tom Sawyers and its sequel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which is commonly named among the Great American Novels. These novels are known as an inspiration for all modern American literature. Clemens is well known due to these books; however, he does not use his real name. The world knows him by his pen name, Mark Twain was born in Florida, though Hannibal was very impressionable to him since it was his home from the age of four to 17. Hannibal was a great inspiration to Mark Twain
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Jim gets captured by the villagers however Huck and Tom manage to free him. The doctor, who helps tom recover as he gets injured while escaping; later helps explain to the village that Jim is not a bad person even though he is a slave. At the end of Huck’s adventure, he transforms into a young man of courage and conviction as he learns many lessons from his adventure. Mark Twain relates his social influence of society’s belief in slavery, economic influence with the desire for wealth and being economically powerful, political influence from racism, to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Therefore, Mark Twain, incorporates several aspects of his own life into his novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which became evident through the exploration of Twain’s theme statement that changes within one’s self come from the experiences they witness and go through in life. Firstly, one of Mark Twain’s influences, which was present in his book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his social influence. The society in which Mark Twain lived was unlike what is seen today in the 21st century. The society of Hannibal back in Mark Twain’s time was …show more content…
Political factors have influenced people in many ways, and still tends to do so in some places even in the 21st century. The government systems controlled many communities and so what the government believed, the people were also forced to believe. A concept which the government in Mark Twain’s time believed in is the idea of racism. Although racism currently exists in some places of the world, it has been demolished for the most part. Back in Twains time, the government itself was following the idea of racism, as stated by Gabrielle Edgcomb, “In the late 1800’s segregation laws - the Jim craws laws – were enacted to codify white dominance” (n.pag.). As government officials were leaning towards racism by giving more freedom and dominance to a specific race, the people of the communities in which they controlled were also impacted. Thus, Mark Twain, also being a light skinned citizen of the United States was also influenced by the political representatives who were leading him in the time. Thus, Mark Twain was influenced to incorporate this racism in his book as well. Throughout the book, foul language is used towards the African Americans, and much less respect is given to them as well. When Huck’s companion Jim, a slave, is captured, he is tormented merciless and is treated with complete cruelty. However, Mark Twain’s theme statement also comes into play with his political
Jim gets captured by the villagers however Huck and Tom manage to free him. The doctor, who helps tom recover as he gets injured while escaping; later helps explain to the village that Jim is not a bad person even though he is a slave. At the end of Huck’s adventure, he transforms into a young man of courage and conviction as he learns many lessons from his adventure. Mark Twain relates his social influence of society’s belief in slavery, economic influence with the desire for wealth and being economically powerful, political influence from racism, to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Therefore, Mark Twain, incorporates several aspects of his own life into his novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which became evident through the exploration of Twain’s theme statement that changes within one’s self come from the experiences they witness and go through in life. Firstly, one of Mark Twain’s influences, which was present in his book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his social influence. The society in which Mark Twain lived was unlike what is seen today in the 21st century. The society of Hannibal back in Mark Twain’s time was …show more content…
Political factors have influenced people in many ways, and still tends to do so in some places even in the 21st century. The government systems controlled many communities and so what the government believed, the people were also forced to believe. A concept which the government in Mark Twain’s time believed in is the idea of racism. Although racism currently exists in some places of the world, it has been demolished for the most part. Back in Twains time, the government itself was following the idea of racism, as stated by Gabrielle Edgcomb, “In the late 1800’s segregation laws - the Jim craws laws – were enacted to codify white dominance” (n.pag.). As government officials were leaning towards racism by giving more freedom and dominance to a specific race, the people of the communities in which they controlled were also impacted. Thus, Mark Twain, also being a light skinned citizen of the United States was also influenced by the political representatives who were leading him in the time. Thus, Mark Twain was influenced to incorporate this racism in his book as well. Throughout the book, foul language is used towards the African Americans, and much less respect is given to them as well. When Huck’s companion Jim, a slave, is captured, he is tormented merciless and is treated with complete cruelty. However, Mark Twain’s theme statement also comes into play with his political