Unit 4

Mark Twain

Name meaning:It means it's safe to navigate. It came from when he became a river pilot.

His real name is: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Why are his books so controversal?
Answer: Huckelyberry Finn was very controversialin the way he wrote his books because they had been used in many classrooms. Now they are banned from many schools for being so controversal.People think that because he used such racial wording that kids will get the bad impression and wrong idea about slavery etc...

Interesting facts about his life?
American Writer
Wrote for his brother's newspaper
His father passed away when he was 12
At the age of 17 he left home to go be a printer.
He then ended up being a river pilot.
Started then started writing for a newspaper.
Wrote 28 short stories, letters, and sketches.


Meaning of Irony:
A technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
example: Telling someone that they are cool in a jokingly way would be an example of irony


Jules Verne

French writer
helped start the science fiction genre

What did he write?
He wrote about air travel and submarines before they were invented.

Popular things he wrote
"From the Earth to the Moon"
"Twenty Thousand leagues Under the Sea"

How was he connected to Mark Twain?
They both made good opions about things that had to get people thinking. It wasnt just a story it kind of had a meaning.