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DESCRIPTION:<a href="http://popcornclubshanghai.com/event/why-was-mark-twai
 n-so-controversial-40411/register">Why Was Mark Twain So Controversial?  
 为什么马克·吐温饱受争议</a>\nYou don't need to know anything a
 bout Mark Twain for this club!_x000D_ _x000D_ Mark Twain is one of America
 's best-known writers. But during his time\, he was an incredibly controve
 rsial figure. Why? Was it because of his writing or his personal beliefs? 
 Was he a trailblazer or a troublemaker? Was it related to the fact that he
  used the N-word in his novels hundreds of times?_x000D_ _x000D_ Twain's f
 amous works\, such as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Advent
 ures of Tom Sawyer\," have been both celebrated as classics and criticized
  for their use of racial slurs and portrayal of African American character
 s. Twain's humor and satire sometimes rubbed people the wrong way. Why?_x0
 00D_ _x000D_ Beyond his writing\, Twain was a vocal critic of imperialism 
 and American foreign policy. He supported labor unions and women's suffrag
 e and spoke out against the mistreatment of Native Americans. His views we
 re considered radical for his time\, and he expressed them publicly and fe
 arlessly. _x000D_ _x000D_ Why was Mark Twain so controversial? Did his con
 troversial views shape his writing\, and how did his writing influence pub
 lic opinion? Let's have a fascinating discussion as we explore the life an
 d legacy of one of America's most complex and controversial writers!_x000D
 _ _x000D_ 本次club，你不需要了解马克·吐温的任何信息！_
 x000D_ _x000D_ 马克·吐温是美国最著名的作家之一。但在他
 的时代，他是一个极具争议的人物。为什么？是因为他
 的写作还是他的个人信仰？他是开拓者还是麻烦制造者
 ？是不是跟他在小说里用了上百次N字有关？_x000D_ _x000D_ 
 吐温的著名作品，如《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》和《汤姆
 ·索亚历险记》，既被誉为经典，又因使用种族歧视和描
 绘非裔美国人角色而受到批评。吐温的幽默和讽刺有时
 会误导人们。为什么？_x000D_ _x000D_ 除了写作之外，吐温
 还是帝国主义和美国外交政策的直言不讳的批评者。他
 支持工会和妇女选举权，并公开反对虐待美洲原住民。
 他的观点在他那个时代被认为是激进的，他公开而无畏
 地表达了这些观点。_x000D_ _x000D_ 为什么马克·吐温如此
 有争议？他有争议的观点是否影响了他的写作，他的写
 作如何影响公众舆论？当我们探索美国最复杂和最具争
 议的作家之一的生活和遗产时，让我们进行一场有趣的
 讨论！
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LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai
SUMMARY:Why Was Mark Twain So Controversial?  为什么马克·吐温饱受争议
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