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Although the first few chapters of Mark Twain's novel, The...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:23:16 PST

Although the first few chapters of Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, deal with humorous episodes that introduce the principal characters, the main conflict of the story picks up later on and deals with Tom's "life-threatening entanglement" with Injun Joe. Tom and Huck's witnessing of the murder of Dr. Robinson eventually comes out at the murder trial of Muff Potter, and Injun Joe escapes. The boys' worries about Injun...

I think you could look at the main conflict in two ways. First, you...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:18:38 PST

I think you could look at the main conflict in two ways. First, you could look at what the boys see as the main conflict. If you look at it this way, the main conflict is between the boys and Injun Joe. They spend much of the book worrying about Injun Joe taking his revenge on them. A second way to look at it is more philosophical. During the entire story, we see Tom in conflict with the rules of the adult world. We see him cheat to...

What is the main conflict in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:06:33 PST

What is the main conflict in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

Superstitions run rampant among Tom and Huck in Mark Twain's...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:25:31 PST

Superstitions run rampant among Tom and Huck in Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The constant references to various kinds of black magic and boyish notions provide constant humor as well as illustrating the illogical beliefs that many people lived by in the mid-19th century Western United States. Tom retraces his steps more than once when he realizes that he has just broken another rule of his irrational world. ...

Even wilder and less civilized than his pal Tom, Huckleberry Finn makes...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:53:06 PST

Even wilder and less civilized than his pal Tom, Huckleberry Finn makes his first appearance as the forbidden friend in Chapter 6 of Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Tom is banned from hanging out with "Hucky" on orders from Aunt Polly. Huck lives alone most of the time, since his father is the town's most reknowned drunk and is away from St. Petersburg much of the time. Tom smokes, cusses, and rarely wears shoes. Huckleberry...

While Tom, Huck and Joe were hiding out on Jackson's Island in Mark...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:26:11 PST

While Tom, Huck and Joe were hiding out on Jackson's Island in Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the boys were alerted to a loud noise coming from the river. They rushed to the shoreline to observe, and discovered a ferryboat and "many skiffs" slowly moving along the riverbank. At first puzzled by the situation, the boys finally remembered an earlier case where a man had drowned and searchers hunted for his body by firing...

Mark Twain begins his marvelous novel of mid-19th century...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:53:51 PST

Mark Twain begins his marvelous novel of mid-19th century Americana, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with a series of chapter length vignettes that introduce the imaginative and wildly mischievous title character. In the opening chapter, Tom escapes from Aunt Polly, but is later scolded for coming home late, setting up his punishment the next day. Tom will have to spend Saturday whitewashing the fence, but Tom uses his cunning skills of...

Tom's fantasy characters range from Robin Hood to Indian chiefs...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:32:57 PST

Tom's fantasy characters range from Robin Hood to Indian chiefs in Mark Twain's enduring novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but after his fight with prospective girlfriend, Becky Thatcher, his thoughts turn to piracy. His bad day gets even worse when he discovers that his brass doorknob has been returned by Becky, so Tom decides to take to the river with his pals Huck Finn and Joe Harper. They all determine to become pirates and even...

how has tom change since the story began in chapter 21-29

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:13 PST

how has tom change since the story began in chapter 21-29

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," Huck Finn hears Injun Joe and his...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:58:28 PST

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," Huck Finn hears Injun Joe and his accomplice talking about harming the Widow Douglas. He tells "the Welshman" about it and the Welsh man and his sons prevent the attack. When asked how he found out about the potential attack, Huck is very relcutant to tell. This is because he doesn't want Injun Joe to find out that he was the one who prevented the attack. Huck is already afraid of Injun Joe because Huck...

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," why does Huck Finn try to avoid...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:34:41 PST

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," why does Huck Finn try to avoid taking credit for helping to prevent a murder?

Describe Huckleberry Finn using three quotes from the novel The...

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:09:04 PST

Describe Huckleberry Finn using three quotes from the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:28:18 PST

Tom changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the book Tom is careless about what he does, for example, beating up the new comer to town, and heedless about what his aunt tells him to do, refusing to come when she calls. Then Tom develops love for a girl and tries to impress her with crazy antics. However, he is soon faced with heartbreak and the...

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What is the plot of the story for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:44:53 PST

What is the plot of the story for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is narrated in the third person. This means...

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:41:04 PST

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is narrated in the third person. This means that the narrator is watching the story unfold, but is not participating in the action. As a result, we know that none of the characters in the story are telling this tale. In the case of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer it is generally understood that Mark Twain is the narrator. This allows him to give his opinions or thoughts on situations within the storyline and...

What was the "boom" the "pirates" kept hearing in The Adventures of Tom...

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:08:55 PST

What was the "boom" the "pirates" kept hearing in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and why did it make them happy?

Who is the narrator of the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark...

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:44:20 PST

Who is the narrator of the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain?

They are afraid what they know about the murder, and they can't tell...

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:25:38 PST

They are afraid what they know about the murder, and they can't tell anyone because if Injun Joe got off, he would track them down and kill them in their sleep. As a result, the boys swear in blood that they will never confess what they saw.