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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, key superstitions include the belief that a dead cat can cure warts, that certain incantations can find lost marbles, and that a howling dog portends death. These...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom gets caught skipping school and swimming because, after sewing his shirt collar back on with black thread, Aunt Polly notices the difference in thread color. Initially, Tom tries to deceive Aunt...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer and Joe Harper decided to become pirates due to Tom's romanticized vision of piracy as a thrilling and glamorous adventure. Tom imagines piracy as a life filled with excitement, freedom,...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," Tom tries to give Becky the "brass knob from the top of an andiron," which is his most valuable possession, as a token of his affection. However, Becky refuses to...

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