The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
- 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
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Twain's finest study of a boy's character and his best novel, but it is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that is the more popular boy's tale with the public. Its simplicity, lack of psychological density, and single-minded celebration of the joys of childhood are the reasons for its attraction and the affection with which it is remembered by adults who have not read it for years and never intend to read it again. It is the American dream of ideal childhood written with unmitigated joy.
Much of its success lies with Tom, a child of...
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