The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

In chapter six Tom meets the new girl whose name is Becky Thatcher. They “get engaged” then Becky finds out that he was “engaged” to Amy Lawrence. Becky did not take it very well so she left him (Twain, 70-71). After he had his heartbroken, Tom ran away and did not return to the afternoon class. He waited for school to be out, then Huckleberry Finn, Joe Harper, and he went to a nearby island to be pirates. When they showed up missing the town put up a search group to look for their bodies in the river. After a few days had passed Tom went to Aunt Polly’s during the night and found out that there was going to be a funeral for Tom, Huck, and Joe. When Tom got back to the island he told the others that they were missed and that there would be a funeral for them. Now that they know that there is going to be a funeral, which was the whole reason they ran away, they were planning a surprise entrance to their funeral. That Saturday Tom, Huck, and Joe made their entrance to their funeral, after they heard all of the nice things people said about them they pop up out of hiding and surprised everyone. In chapters nine and ten Tom and Huck go exploring in the grave at night and they witness Injun Joe’s murder of Dr. Robinson. They swear to each other that they would never say a thing about

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a classic for almost all ages. The novel was first published by the Prentice Hall Library in 1884 and since then has been republished. Something notable of this book is the amount of controversy it has brought throughout the years. With such strong characters and strong messages, I can see why. Yet, don’t let such things scare you into believing those who are young shouldn’t be exposed to these powerful ideas. The story consists of Huck’s adventures from planning his own murder, to boarding a steamboat with robbers and con-artists, and concocting plans to free Jim, a slave.

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a piece of fiction that is so strongly written it can be conceived as the truth. Mark Twain’s ability to paint a clear and realistic picture of the Southern way of life in 1885 is unparalleled in any author. The story of Huckleberry Finn is one that gives ample opportunity for interesting sights into the South at that time. The story consists of Huck and a runaway slave, along with two men and Huck’s faithful friend Tom Sawyer and some points of the novel, floating down the Mississippi’s shores and encountering different feats of Southern culture, tragedy, and adventure. A nice example of Twain’s ability to turn an event on a river into an analysis of Southern culture is a fun bit of the story where Huck

A boring lifestyle is never appealing to an imaginative child. In Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Tom is a young child who dreams of an exciting and adventurous life outside his small town. Although while his dreams become more and more ambitious so does his reality. The sudden change in events soon begin to change Tom’s life. As Tom’s small town attracts a criminal everything Tom wishes for begins to come true only in a corrupt way that he never imagined. With all new to keep up with Tom is forced to mature and develop as a character along with those around by leaving behind his childish games and accepting reality. Twain uses character development in Tom and Huck Finn to create unique and special characters.

The theme that I think the story has presented was the growth of the character Tom. In the first part of this book Tom participated in many pranks and adventures not caring about the consequences that could happen after each prank or adventure. After witnessing a murder with his friend he shows a little bit of growth from the prankster he is. He had done the right thing to testify against Injun Joe. Doing the right thing helped him grow as a person and the reward of becoming more of an adult.” Auntie, I wish I hadn’t done it—but I didn’t think.” Chapter 19, pg.118 When Tom realized he had hurt aunt Polly by not telling her he was still alive. He tells her that he cares about her a lot. Tom had matured enough to take the blame for something he had not done to keep Becky out of trouble. Throughout the story he grew as a

Two people taking a trip down a river, is rarely thought of as anything more than just an adventure. Mark Twain, however, uses his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to explore and makes fun of many problems facing American society. Huck, the main character, is considered a boy who is under pressure to conform to the aspects of society. Jim, who comes along with Huck, is a runaway slave seeking freedom from the world that has been denied it to him for so long. Throughout the entire novel Twain uses satire to show problems with society.

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we are taken through what life was truly like back in the 1880’s. We discern through the eyes of a young 13 year old trying to find himself and develop his own opinion. We meet his unlikely friends and acquaintances and receive a glimpse of how he was affected. We are taken through his tough childhood and how this affects his life further into the novel and how he is able to overcome the obstacles that come his way. Though sometimes the authenticity and honor of Huck is challenged, there are facts in the novel that if looked at closely, there are aspects of Huck and others that make him an honorable character. Huck has developed into his own person giving him traits that made him by far the best teller of this story.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the theme of individual identity, especially contrasted against mob mentality and assimilation, is present in almost every chapter of the novel. Throughout the novel, the characters within the story, especially Huck as the protagonist, make decisions regarding which type of mentality they will use, which then affects their relations with other characters, such as Tom Sawyer. In the book, Twain uses both Huck 's idealization of Tom and Tom, the physical being, as secondary characters to help the reader understand how Huck falls into both of these mentalities and how his identity as individual changes throughout the novel. This insight allows the reader to better understand Huck 's character by showing Huck 's response to the pressure to assimilate to mob mentality, mainly through his relationship with Tom, and development in his ability to think for himself by contrasting his behavior in Tom 's presence and absence along with the reasons this development occurs.

how easily life can be taken away, and that people should try to come together

In closing, the book has many more life lessons to be learned from reading it. Each person who reads it is guaranteed to find a stage in the book that they can relate to. For many people there is more than one thing that they have a connection to. Overall, the book Huckleberry Finn is an educational, funny, genuine, fantastic

Throughout the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” its author Mark Twain demonstrates both Huck and Toms contrasting personalities. The two friends at the start of the novel spend endless time playing and having fun with each other but that soon changes as the story progresses when we start to see Tom not in person but always in Huck’s mind. Tom is gone for much of the novel while Huck develops into his own person. Huck and Tom at the start are like any boys that age they both have a desire and sense of adventure. Throughout chapters 26 to 36 we start begin to see how far each is willing to go! Huck is an individual who sets himself up spiritually with both morals and standards. This determines how far he will take himself on a journey.

.” (Twain, ix) He openly and firstly acknowledges the irregularities in this story and explains that it is not on a whim that he uses this specific type of language but with the purpose to expose the world to a new and original form of literary design. The main character in this story is Huckleberry Finn, the complete opposite of a traditional European hero; he is not the typical king or nobleman that traditional stories tell of. He is an everyday boy uneducated and seemingly unworthy, Huckleberry Finn is the epitome of a real American every day hero. Mr. Twain writes this book as a way to show that just by simply maturing and growing up so that Huckleberry Finn can make the right decisions in all aspects of his life; it makes him a noble character. “We are asked to trust this not as a sport, but rather as a well-considered and well-honed document. . . We are invited to experience and to appreciate this narrative in terms of its thought, its thoughtfulness, and its craft.” (Fertel, 159 –Free and Easy”)

Many aspects of the novel that initially drew me in ended up staying true to their claim and impressing me even more than I originally expected. For instance, the complexity of the characters, specifically Jim, is simply astounding. To demonstrate, despite being on the brink of achieving freedom, Jim chooses to take the chance of losing it when he refuses to leave an injured Tom behind whilst saying that he “‘doan' budge a step out'n dis place 'dout a DOCTOR, not if it's forty year!”’ (Twain 275). This not only depicts Jim’s selfless nature, but also portrays the full extent exactly how far he is willing to go for his friends. To elaborate, his original reason for abandoning his mistress was in order to achieve freedom for himself and his family. However, after learning to cherish the time and memories he and Huck have spent together on the raft, Jim risks failing to achieve his one goal in order to make sure his friends are safe. Another prominent feature of the novel is the method in which they address the topic of racism and slavery. Again portrayed through the character Jim, Twain interweaves threads of racism into his actions and speech in order to depict the social hierarchy of the time period. To illustrate, although his personality can attribute for certain aspects of his actions, the audience truly learns to recognize the effects of institutionalized racism when Huck reveals that

The following paper will briefly show arguments, and conclusions within the writings of Mark Twain’s story Huckleberry Finn. I will discuss the various themes that Mark Twain is bringing to light within his story. This paper will show how Mark Twain uses those themes within the story, and how they are specifically used. I will also briefly discuss the life of Samuel Clemons, the author known as Mark Twain, and give the reasoning behind choosing the name of Mark Twain when writing his novels. Themes of escapism will be discussed.

Tom’s daily experiences really showed that he was very mature. Every day, Tom would be faced with different problems and experiences. He would face these experiences maturely. The book says that Tom persuades Huckleberry Finn to continue staying with Widow Douglas.This was a very mature thought that Tom had. Also, Tom witnesses the death of Doctor Robinson and then begs and pleads for forgiveness to Aunt Polly because he snuck out and did this. Tom handled this situations very maturely and knew in his heart that