Post #1 Writing Style

Mark Twain was one of the greatest American authors of all times. His work as an author is some of the greatest work I have ever read. My favorite work of his has got to be Huckleberry Finn. His writing style is what makes the book so great to read. As you read through Huckleberry Finn, you find all the elements of a good story. He creates a setting that is both detailed and interesting. I think the reason for this is that he wrote about places he had lived and seen with his own eyes. Being a river boat pilot he was able to write very believably about life on the river. He also saw many of the people he wrote about. What I mean by this is that the places he lived as a child were full of the type of people he usually wrote about. People who were poor, often drunk, and sometimes violent. This attention to detail is just one of the many things that made Mark Twain such a good writer.

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