The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Author: Mark Twain
First Published: 1876
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Adventure
Time of Work: 1840’s
Setting: St. Petersburg, Missouri
Principal Characters: Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, Injun Joe, Muff Potter
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 lived securely with the knowledge that his Aunt Polly loved him dearly. When she scolded him or whipped him, he knew that inside her breast lurked a hidden remorse. Often he deserved the punishment he received, but there were times when he was the victim of his tattletale half brother, Sid. Tom’s cousin Mary was kinder to him. Her worst duty toward him was to see to it that he washed and put on clean clothes, so that he would look respectable when Aunt Polly took the children to Sunday school.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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