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A Short Biography of Mark Twain

Born in Florida, Missouri in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens would start a life that would be filled with great satire short stories. However, later in life he would go by his pseudonym, Mark Twain. A few years after his birth, he would move to Hannibal, MO. Like most boys his age, Twain was filled adventure and curiosity. He would wander through the woods and write down what he saw. After a while he started to work for his brother as a writer for one of his papers, Orion Clemens. He would then submit his first known writing to a Boston magazine. The piece was called Carpet-Bag.Twain would then start to travel up down the Mississippi river, stopping here and there to submit writings to local newspapers while he is on his travels. In 1857, he would meet a man named Horace Bixby who was a riverboat captain. There Twain would be Bixby’s first mate for two years while they would travel down the Mississippi. Twain enjoyed this so much that he got his own pilot’s license. His adventures would come to an end when the Civil War was happening. Twain then decided to join the Confederate Army for a brief stint. After the war, he would move out to Nevada where is brother, Orion received a gover

rascal - a person who behaves badly or dishonestly but who is usually likable.

mischievous - (of behavior) slightly annoying or slightly bad, esp. in a playful way

mutter - to speak quietly and in a voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are anxious or complaining about something:

spanking - an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children.

spy - to see or notice someone or something.

grin - a wide smile.

sheepish - embarrassed because you realize you have done something wrong or silly.

reluctant - not wanting to do something and therefore slow to do it.

darn - used to express anger or annoyance.

skip - to not do or have something; avoid.

spare - to decide not to hurt or destroy something or someone.

chore - a job or piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Introduction

"What do you think of Tom Sawyer?" asked a reporter from a St. Louis newspaper.

"He's a rascal," said the older woman sharply. "Finding that gold was just . . . was just . . . was just so unfortunate."

"Ma'am, don't you mean 'fortunate?'" asked the reporter confused.

"No, I mean unfortunate," said the woman. "It's unfortunate that such a mischievous boy found the gold."

The reporter had interviewed ten different people about Tom Sawyer, and she had gotten ten different descriptions of the same boy. She truly did not understand what was going on.

What the reporter didn't know was that Tom Sawyer was not a single boy at all. His character was based on a collection of boys- boys who Samuel Clemens had known when he was growing up in Hannibal, Missouri. Samuel Clemens is best known as Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

If the reporter had asked Mark Twain about Tom Sawyer, she would have learned that Tom is a smart boy, but not "book smart." She would have learned that Tom is a good boy, but not "church good." In other words Tom is a completely ordinary child, except for his adventures. Tom's parents are dead, and Tom is an orphan. His mother's sister, Polly, has taken him into her house.

Tom's world is the fictional town called Petersburg, Missouri. Most of Tom's friends lead fairly normal lives, with the exception, of course, of Huckleberry Finn. Huck, as he is called, is the son of a drunk. Tom, however, sees Huck as a friend who has all the luck—a boy who doesn't have to go to either school or church!

Tom meets a new girl in town named Becky and wins her affection. She wins Tom's heart too, and some of his adventures happen because of her. She brings out a sensitive side of mischievous Tom.

Mark Twain's novel is a classic story about a boy. Tom's youth, independence, and bright curiosity still charm many readers today.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1: Cheeky Tom

"Tom!" yelled Aunt Polly. There was no answer. "Tom!"she shouted again. "Where is that boy?" she muttered.Aunt Polly looked everywhere for her young nephew, but he was nowhere to be found. He wasn't in his bedroom. He wasn't in the yard, and he wasn't in the kitchen.

Aunt Polly knew that if she couldn't see Tom, he was probably getting into trouble. Tom was an orphan, and he loved mischief and adventure. But sometimes he was too mischievous. "When I find you, I'll give you a spanking." Aunt Polly shouted. Then she grabbed the broom. "Where on earth has that boy gone?" Aunt Polly said to herself. "T-o-m- m!" she screamed. Her glasses fell to the tip of her long, narrow nose. As she pushed the glasses back up, she spied something moving under the bed. "I've got you now, boy!"

Aunt Polly took the broom handle and quickly pushed it under the bed. She wasn't surprised when she struck something, but it wasn't Tom. Instead her cat sprang out from under the bed with an angry howl.

Just then Aunt Polly heard footsteps behind her, and she turned to see Tom sneaking out of the closet. Aunt Polly grabbed the boy by his shirt and gave him…