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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, whose reputation precedes him for causing mischief and strife. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly, half-brother Sid, and cousin Mary in the quaint town of St. Petersburg, just off the shore of the Mississippi River.
Book Summary. Aunt Polly searches and screams for Tom Sawyer: she wants to confront her nephew about some missing jam. Tom, however, is able to outwit his aunt and slips away. But Aunt Polly loves him so much she cannot be too harsh with him. She is concerned that he will play hooky that afternoon, and sure enough he does.
Tom Sawyer, fictional character, the young protagonist of the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) by Mark Twain. Considered the epitome of the all-American boy, Tom Sawyer is full of mischief but basically pure-hearted. He is probably best remembered for the incident in which he gets a number
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain. Harper & Brothers, 1920 - 290 pages. The book that introduced the world to the iconic American characters of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, this 1876 novel by Mark Twain follows the mischievous exploits of the two young boys, who find themselves in situations both humorous and dangerous.
Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is the novel’s main character. He is a rambunctious boy who loves adventure and “hates work more than he hates anything else” (3). Tom doesn’t appear to live by a code aside from a worship of mischief for its own sake. Twain states that Tom “was not the Model Boy of the village. He knew the model boy very well ...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary. The novel centers on the mischievous orphan Tom Sawyer, who lives in the quaint village of St. Petersburg, Missouri under the care of his kind Aunt Polly along with his ill-natured brother Sid and angelic cousin Mary. As a collection of stories, the novel is loosely structured, but follows the arc of Tom's ...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is, to some extent, a story about growing up – a kind of rites of passage story. At the beginning of the novel Tom is a naughty child who feels constrained by such things as school and Sunday school, meal times, and good table manners, and he longs for Huck Finn’s freedom and lazy lifestyle.
