How Mark Twains Works Influenced his Culture or Was Influenced by his Culture Mark Twain is by far one of the most influential American writers; his works are known and appreciated worldwide. Certainly, the works of one writer cannot influence culture at large, and although Twain’s works triggered a lot of controversial responses from the American public, American culture influenced Twains writings much more than his works influenced the culture itself. Twain was writing about the everyday life of American society, he depicted the major flaws in American people, and American culture influenced his writings because it was the conceptual framework within which he situated his stories. (Camfield, p. 46) Twain would take any American city (usually he was writing about small towns), and write a story that would reflect American values, beliefs and attitudes at large. That is why he was so much critisized during his life the American audience did not appreciate the truth about American society. His famous work The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, for instance, was tremendously influenced by such an inalienable aspect of American culture of his times as slavery, and Twain tried his best to mock slavery in order to show the society at large that it was wrong.
His culture had a profound effect on his writing, and it is evident from his works. (Rasmusen, p. 79) Moreover, Twain has changed so many professions during his life that he was able to portray all the subtle aspects of American society. He depicted the things he thought wrong in his works, and Americans and American culture were his primary guides in composing his stories and developing the characters that would better reflect an average American. Word Count: 262
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Everyone, every social class and every country have their own unique values. It is the fact that value is the core of cross-culture communication and the differences of culture among countries depend on different values. Value exerts great influence on everyone’s daily life. Scores of people rely on value to obtain knowledge, master the basic skills and foster correct world outlook. China and ...
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