Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
Briefly discuss Mark Twain's art of fiction in terms of the setting, the language, and the characters, etc. , based on his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
【正确答案】:A.Mark Twain uses the Mississippi valley as his fictional kingdom, writing about the landscape and people, the customs and the dialects of one particular region• and is therefore known as a local colorist.
B.He creates life-like characters♦ especially the conventional Huckleberry Finn, who runs away from civilization and stands opposite to conventional morality.
C.He uses a simple, direct vernacular language, totally different from any previous literary language. It is the kind of colloquial language belonging to the lower class• the living local American English.
D.He has created a special humor to satirize social injustices and the decayed convention. (P480)