Mark Twain and His Masterpiece: the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain and His Masterpiece: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


                            ________

                        A Research Paper
                    Presented to Mr. Neil
                  of Chula Vista High School

                            ________

                    In Partial Fulfillment
        of the Requirements for English 10 Honors/Gate

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                              By:
                          Id #: 937228
                          May 16, 1996





                            Outline

    I.     Samuel Clemens
          A. Who he is
                  B. Where he was born
          C. Family

    II.   How Samuel came to be Mark Twain
          A. His working life
          B. First writings

    III.   The Adventures of Huck Finn
            A. Story Plot
                1. The outside of the book
                2. The inside of the book
            B. Critics of the book.
                  1.Characterization

    IV.   Samuel Clemens Downfall
            A. Family Life
                        1.Deaths
            B. Money Problems
                1. Bankruptcy
                2. Move to Europe
            C. His comeback
            D. His death

    V.   Effects of Twain's stories
            A. How he affected his era
            B. How the era affected his writings

      VI.   Conclusion
            A. My feelings
            B. End notes
            C. Bibliography








    Samuel Clemens was an American writer and humorist who's best work is shown
by broad social satire, realism of place and language, and memorable characters.
    Clemens was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His family moved
to Hannibal, Mississippi when he was four. There he received a public school
education. Samuel Clemens was a difficult child, given to mischief and mis
adventure. He barely escaped drowning on nine separate occasions. His fathers
death was a calamity in which... [continues]

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