The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer - 1158 Words

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the classic examples of purely American literature, it is about American people, who have American ideals, and live in a definitively American town. Many aspects of Mark Twain s are paralleled in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and in many ways it is Twain s expression of what his life was like as a boy growing up in Missouri. It is in essence, A novel about the mischief that typically accompanies being a child. Along with these childish aspects of the novel, Twain introduces many more serious thematic elements such as poverty and murder. These traits all produce one of the most influential novels ever written. The main character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is that of its namesake. Tom is a young boy who lives with his aunt, Polly, and his cousin, Sid. They live in the small town of St. Petersburg in Missouri, which rests on the bank of the Mississippi River. Tom is always in some sort of trouble and Aunt Polly is always one step behind him in finding out what he has done. Tom s best friend is a boy named Huckleberry Finn, who is often called Huck. Huck is the son of the town drunk and thusly he cannot always afford what he needs. He does not go to school and wears worn out clothes. The antagonist of the story is Injun Joe, refered to as such because he is half white, half Native American. Injun Joe lives just outside of town and often has to beg for food to eat. Injun Joe is the head of a group of criminals who are seen robbing aShow MoreRelatedThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer500 Words   |  2 Pages Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is about a boy going through ma ny adventures as a child. The story begins with Aunt Polly hollering at Tom which tells the reader right away that Aunt Polly is the strict, authoritative figure in his life. As the story progresses, Twain introduces the main characters in the book: Tom’s girlfriend, Becky Thatcher; and his closest companions, Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper. Later in the novel, we explore many adventures that he goes on; mostly withRead MoreThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer2307 Words   |  10 PagesIn the first chapter Huckleberry Finn relays his version of the events that transpired in the conclusion of The Adventure of Tom Sawyer. He explains that he and Tom Sawyer became very wealthy after uncovering a cache of gold that was hidden by a band of local robbers, and how after this, under the supervision of Judge Thatcher, Huckleberry’s money was invested and he was placed into the care of the Widow Douglas to be â€Å"civilized†. Huckleberry reveals that Judge Thatcher and the Wid ow Douglas’s justificationRead MoreThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer600 Words   |  3 PagesThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer: A novel written by Samuel Langhorne Clemens also more commonly known as Mark Twain. Samuel was born in 1835 in what he called â€Å"the almost invisible village† in Florida, Missouri. In his younger years he and his family moved to Hannibal Missouri on the Mississippi River. He later used this town as his fictional town of St. Petersburg in â€Å"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer†. While Samuel Clemens was savoring all of his fame he and his family were living in Hartford, ConnecticutRead MoreThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer822 Words   |  3 Pages â€Å"Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesnt quite have,† said Diane Abbott. In the 2004 edition of the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain, a couple of interesting people were mentioned which were society outsiders. Some outsiders, such as Huckleberry Finn, kno w how hard it is to find food and shelter. On the other hand, some city people don’t understand what people like Huckleberry Finn have to go through almost everyday. Society outsiders, such as Huck, whoRead MoreThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer5112 Words   |  21 PagesThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer The main idea behind this story is just an average little schoolboy getting into loads of trouble all the time and learning things through experience. Hes not the role model little boy at all, but hes certainly not the one everyone would pick on and such. Tom Sawyer goes out on all sorts of adventurousÂ… adventures, some thought up through imagination and others as serious as a heart attack. Throughout this book you will notice how Tom Sawyer grow up into a moreRead MoreThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer . __________________. A Book1061 Words   |  5 PagesTHE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER __________________ A Book Review Presented to Mr. Parsons and Mrs. Amy Lack Woodville High School __________________ U.S. History I and English 10 __________________ by Arian Campbell April 19, 2017 The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a 271-page novel. Tom is a boy, and merely and exactly an ordinary boy on the moral side. What makes him delightful to the reader is that on the imaginative side he is very much more, andRead MoreEssay about The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer1042 Words   |  5 Pages The main character in the book is Tom Sawyer. Throughout the book, the author compares himself to Tom and his adventures. Tom is all boy he hates anything that places limits on his boyhood freedom including, church, school, and chores and he will do anything to get out of them. Toms character is a dynamic one. Harper Academic states, A good student? A polite nephew? A hard worker? Not Tom Sawyer. He never wanted to be the model boy. His sights were set on beingRead MoreThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain1558 Words   |  7 PagesThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer In 1876, a novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River was written. Set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Mark Twain, the author of this fictional piece, based ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’, largely on his personal memories of growing up in Hannibal, Missouri in the 1840s. Through ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’, by Mark Twain we are able to not just appreciate an amazing piece of literature, but also be able to explore through the fiveRead MoreThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain734 Words   |  3 PagesThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer â€Å"Then he (Injun Joe) put the fatal knife in Potters open right hand, and sat down on the dismantled coffin. Three -- four -- five minutes passed, and then Potter began to stir and moan. His hand closed upon the knife; he raised it, glanced at it, and let it fall, with a shudder. Then he sat up, pushing the body from him, and gazed at it, and then around him, confusedly. His eyes met Joes.† (9.53). In this Quotation from the novel– The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, MarkRead MoreCritical Analysis Of The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer904 Words   |  4 PagesThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer Critical Analysis â€Å"Sometimes problems don’t require a solution to solve them, instead they require maturity to outgrow them.† (1). Eventually in life we will have to grow up and face our problems maturely, and it’s a large price to pay. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom faces a challenge of maturity. The question is, did Tom mature socially or morally more? My thesis is Tom matured morally over socially in the book, due to how much he doesn’t learn to obey those