Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn what do both of these have in common? They were written by Mark Twain and were written to show how he looks toward people. He captivates their personalities and the tragic things that had happened to him and the others he knows or sees. Mark Twain bases all his work, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, on his life. Mark Twain, his real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was born …showed first 75 words of 929 total…

…showed last 75 words of 929 total…and the others at that time lived. For example, in the book A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court he was trying to show how he lost all of his money from bankruptcy. Mark Twain showed life and people as it was during that time. He, Mark Twain, thought as humans being "pathetic". In most of his books he showed how different humans, either rich or poor or even middle-class can be and act like.