Jan 6, 2010

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Author: Mark Twain
First Published: 1876
Type of Work: Novel
Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Children’s literature, Adventure
Subjects: Family or family life, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Nature, Nineteenth century, Betrayal, Friendship, Midwest, Native Americans or American Indians, Islands, Death or dying, Small-town life, Funeral rites or ceremonies, Boys, Runaway children, Cemeteries, Caves
Locales: Missouri, Mississippi River

Tom Sawyer is the American prototype of the good bad boy. Unlike his friend Huck Finn, a genuine outcast, he is always into mischief but never in real trouble. He is a member of society and shares its values--at the end of the novel, he will not let Huck be a member of his robber gang until Huck agrees to live a respectable life with the Widow Douglas. And despite the mean trick Tom plays on his Aunt Polly, (that is, pretending to be dead so he can attend his own funeral), his place in her family is never in doubt.

Tom Sawyer is episodic and open-ended, as much a series of...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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