Mark Twain's Impact On American Literature

Mark Twain made a huge impact on the American literature used today. Mark Twain’s real name is Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain was his pen name). Sam died of angina pectoris, but they say that he died of a broken heart. He loved to write in bed, which he saw that it as an exercise. People say that no one ever heard him speak without being inspired, and no one ever saw him without being proud to have met him.

Samuel was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He only went to school until about 12 years old. In 1851, at 15 years old he got a job as a printer, a occasional writer and an editor at the Hannibal Western Union which was a newspaper article owned by his brother, Orion. In 1857, he was 21 years old when Sam fulfilled
Early in their marriage, they lost their toddler son to diphtheria in 1866. His daughter Susy, died at the age of 24 of spinal meningitis. Adding to his grief, he was out of the country when it happened. Sam’s youngest daughter, Jean, was diagnosed with severe epilepsy. 1909 is when she was 29 years old, Jean died of a heart attack. Many years, his relationship with this middle daughter was distant. In June 1904, while Sam traveled, his wife died after a long illness. He became bitter and was losing his memory and sense of humor. He was having volcanic rages and he experienced many periods of depressed indolence. Sam Clemens died in April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut.

One of many modern American literature books comes from a book by Mark Twain called “Huckleberry Finn”. This book took years to write and he often put it aside. It was finally published in 1884. There was another book called “The Prince and the Pauper” which was published in 1881. In 1883, he bought out “Life on the Mississippi”. There is also a National forest named called “Mark Twain National Forest”. The forest was named in honor of his achievements in his life and how he affected people's