The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Questions on Missouri
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Who is Jim in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and why does Twain introduce him in a Missouri home?
Jim is the young slave of Tom’s Aunt Polly in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Twain introduces him to add local color and realism, reflecting the antebellum South where slavery was prevalent. Although...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
How does the dialect used in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer impact the reader?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written in the mid 1800s and takes place in Missouri, along the Mississippi River. The southern dialect used by Twain is unique to this time period and helps create...