Mark Twain's Influence On American Literature

Mark Twain was one of the most celebrated and known author of his time. He was an American author, humorist, adventurer and jokester. He was a man who felt strongly about his beliefs and opinions. He is American icon still to this day. Twain is known for having a distinct style of writing. Through the use of satire, dialect and irony, Twain made a huge impact on American literature. Mark Twain was a pen name that Samuel Langhorne Clemens wrote under. Clemens was born on November 30th, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. He was the sixth child of Jane Clemens and John Marshall. He was born two months prematurely and had poor health for the first 10 years of his life. Due to the condition of his health his mother attempted to help him by using an uncountable amount of home remedies. This caused Clemens to cling to his mom so she could take care of him. The boy was constantly pushing his mother’s buttons to test what he could get away with; Clemens once said “my mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” Over the years of growing up Clemens inherited his sense of humor from his mother
One named, Tom Canty is a pauper and the other, Edward Tudor is a prince. Through a series of unplanned events, Tom and Edward meet and exchange clothing, which leads to everyone confusing the identity of the two boys. The main theme in this story that Twain stresses is that you should never judge someone for the way they look or what social class they are a part of. You should take the time to get to know someone before you say anything about them as a person. Twain emphasizes the difference between value and worth through satire. “Clothes make the man.” (Twain) Clothes are highly symbolic in this book. No matter who the person was in the clothes they were treated upon how they were