Hmm. What is the question? Is the question "How would I justify Twain as a humorist in the context of Tom Sawyer?"
If so, I'd say that several elements of the book justify Twain's reputation as a humorist: -his ironic tone -his observations of childhood activities, which blend affection with...
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Hmm. What is the question? Is the question "How would I justify Twain as a humorist in the context of Tom Sawyer?"
If so, I'd say that several elements of the book justify Twain's reputation as a humorist:
-his ironic tone
-his observations of childhood activities, which blend affection with cynicism
-his control of dramatic structure
-his awareness of how people actually speak
-his descriptions.
(The first can be seen from the preface on; the last three are visible in the opening lines of Chapter 1.)
Greg