In at least 150 words, how did Mark Twain's childhood influence his writing as an adult?

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Libby Frye

19 June, 07:51

In at least 150 words, how did Mark Twain's childhood influence his writing as an adult?

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Harry Aguilar · Answer 1

When Sam was nearly four years old his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River. His father, John Marshall Clemens, began to operate a general store. Later John Clemens was elected justice of the peace and held court sessions.

Sam began school when he was four and a half years old. He recalled breaking a rule on the first day of school and being warned. Then a second infraction brought a switching. Mrs. Horr "called me by my entire name, Samuel Langhorne Clemens-probably the first time I had ever heard it all strung together in one procession-and said she was ashamed of me. I was to learn later that when a teacher calls a boy by his entire name it means trouble."

Chelsea Hines · Answer 2

When Sam was nearly four years old his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River. His father, John Marshall Clemens, began to operate a general store. Later John Clemens was elected justice of the peace and held court sessions. Sam began school when he was four and a half years old. He recalled breaking a rule on the first day of school and being warned. Then a second infraction brought a switching. Mrs. Horr "called me by my entire name, Samuel Langhorne Clemens-probably the first time I had ever heard it all strung together in one procession-and said she was ashamed of me. I was to learn later that when a teacher calls a boy by his entire name it means trouble."