This writing style begins to focus far more on a person as an individual rather than society. Historical events leading up to what was modern day shaped the american voice by providing many different events, experiences. Any american, thus leading to the name the American voice. Mark Twain is from the small town of Florida, Missouri, growing up on the poorer side of the spectrum in a farming community, Twain there got a real sense of the american voice through hard …show more content…
He also got a job at a printing press at 15 when his father passed away of phenomena, which ultimately inspired many ideas that created a basis for his writing. Topic Sentence: Growing up in a crime stricken neighborhood, Twain or formally know as Clemens, was exposed to violence but adversely was also exposed to the gamblers and wealthy when travelers passed through the nearby river. His surroundings we a major influence on his work (Artimis). The passing through gamblers, stevedores, and pilots, the boisterous raftsmen and elegant travelers would have impressed a young boy and stimulated his already active imagination only adding to more ideas and thoughts. Another key factor that really influenced twain 's work was his exposure to violence and crime (Artimis). Writing the “Gilded age” provided Twain with the big break that would allow anything he wrote after that to sell. Fame was a key biographical detail that provided his work with popularity overall. Twain’s early books didn’t sell very well at first and he struggled for a little while, some of his early books that were sold by subscription adversely provided him with short term