The Metamorphosis Of a Larva into a Butterfly
“It is not a boy's book, at all. It will only be read by adults. It is only written for adults.”
-------- Mark Twain
1.The brief introduction about Mark Twain
Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Clemens---America's most famous literary icon----was born in the small town of Florida on Nov. 30, 1835. He is a mastermind of humor and realism, is seen as a giant in world literature. His humor had great impact on the following men of letters. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", which is seen as one of his famous works, was written in 1876. The young protagonist of the novel, Tom Sawyer, is drawn from real life, but is a combination of the characteristics of three boys. Through Mark Twain’s vivid portrayal, he introduced the immortal character of Tom to the "Hall of Fame" of American literature.
2. Short Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer centers on the youthful adventures of the young protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, who is bored with the monotonous school life and is always getting into mischief. He has a strong craving for adventure and also has a gift for active imagination. Therefore, many interesting, mysterious and unexpected experiences happen to him and his good friend, Huckleberry Finn.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is considered one of the greatest works of American literature not only because Mark Twain can portray the "idylls of childhood" in such a vivid and impressive way, but also because it reflects so perfectly the culture of mid-1800s America. In other words, these young children present an epitome of those American youth during the frontier period that came before Industrialization.
3. The Analysis of Tom Sawyer
1) His Intelligence Demonstrated in the Plots
(1) At the beginning of the novel, Tom successfully escapes Aunt Polly's beating by diverting her attention.
Analysis:
A vivid Tom Sawyer is so well represented before readers that we are immediately attracted by the lovely boy. Tom’s first impression leaves me thinking he is clever, irresponsible and fond of mischief.
Tom Sawyer serves as a foil, or a contrast character, to Huckleberry. His ideas for adventures usually come from books he reads and is rebellious to authority. Even with this, his novel showed that he st...
Twain did a very good job of characterizing Thomas Sawyer. To do this he effectively used the techniques of characterization including appearance, his thoughts, what others think of him, his actions, and his speech to formulate a very interesting exploiting character.
Although Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is primarily a children’s book, to older generations, it is reminiscent of childhood times. In fact, in the preface to the first edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain noted that “part of my plan [in writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]
The imaginative protagonist Tom Sawyer shows various dynamic characteristics throughout the novel. As his character travels throughout the book, he lands in several tough situations which he ends up escaping, bu...
The book ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,’ begins with Aunt Polly, Tom’s aunt, searching for Tom Sawyer around the house. When she catches his, she asks if he went swimming during school, and Tom denied it. She finds out that he is lying, but before she can do anything, Tom runs away fast. Tom Sawyer meets a new boy in the village, who he fights. When returning home, Aunt Polly catches him sneaking in and punishes him the next day. On Saturday Tom is forced to paint the fence white. He was too lazy so he for others to do it for the price of any object they had with them. He then comes to the realization that making things more difficult and harder to attain makes it more desirable for others. When he told his Aunt about him finishing the fence, she checked to see if he did it all, and was shocked. Tom got an apple as a reward then went for a walk. On his walk, he saw a new girl at Jeff Thatcher’s house, she is so angelic – like that he forgets the girl he liked, Amy Lawrence. When at home his Aunt Polly beats up Tom because his half-brother, Sid, dropped the sugar jar. The next day, Tom goes to Sunday school and shows-off by asking Mr. Walters for a Bible because he had ten red tickets. He did this to show-off in front of Judge Thatcher, Becky Thatcher’s father. Tom introduces himself to Judge Thatcher and answers his questions about the Bible. Because Tom is bored at Sunday school, he begins to watch the poodle and the pinch bug, this keeps him occupied during his boredom. Tom refuses to go to school on Monday morning, so he attempts to make up excuses and fake an injury, which does not work. On the way to school, he meets Huckleberry Finn, the town-drunks son, and they both arrange for them to meet at night to bury the dead cat Hu...
The novel is set in the 1930's in St. Petersburg, a fictitious place supposedly reminiscent of the town of Hannibal, Missouri the place where Mark Twain grew up. It follows the events in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, also of the same author.
Mark Twain the author of "Adventure of Tom sawyer" was born in Missouri in 1835. He wrote about Tom Sawyer originally back in 1876, with the setting for the story, his home town of Hannibal Missouri, by the Mississippi River. Mark Twain reflection of women in society during his era can be conflicting at times. On thee one hand, He pictures some woman to be an "object" and also extremely dependent on men. Shown as weak, naïve, jealous, damsel in distress and can be seen as second class citizens at times. On the other hand, Mark Twain shows some women as 1st class citizens, an example of a model to society in manners, kindness, generosity and strong will.
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, our protagonist, Tom significantly matures into an adult over the course of the book. The reader, throughout this 230 page story, observes Tom develop from a reckless boy full of mischief, being “Full of the old Scratch”(Twain2), to a young man who understands the need to be a positive part of society. His actions throughout the book, tricking children to whitewash a fence for him, testifying against Injun Joe, and persuading Huck to stay with the Widow Douglas demonstrate this, and these particular examples are some of the larger turning points in the progression of his development from a child to an adult. From these events we see Tom retain a more insightful, compassionate, and obedient conscience.
Tom Sawyer, a mischievous, brave, and daring boy that goes through adventures in love, murder, and treasure. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is about a boy maturing from a whimsical troublemaker into a caring young man. In the "conclusion" Mark Twain writes, "It being strictly a history of a boy, it must stop here; the story could not go much farther without becoming a history of a man" Tom is now maturing throughout a span of adventures in love, treasure, and everyday life that make him more of an adult, then a boy.
The novel “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn”, by Mark Twain is an exciting book that describes the story of a young boy and his friend Jim. Huckleberry Finn, who is the protagonist in this tale, is a young boy who enjoys his immature life to the fullest. Playing pranks, going on adventures and running away from society are part of his daily thrill. At first sight it might seem that Huckleberry Finn might be an uneducated boy who has no interest or probability of growing mature. However, throughout the story the immature boy has plenty of encounters which strengthen his character and lead him from boy- to manhood.
One of Mark Twains very important works was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer which is about a young boy named Tom Sawyer who lives with his aunt...
Huck asks Tom Sawyer to help him free Jim, and much to his surprise Tom agrees. Tom is an educated societal boy so for him to do such a thing as assist in freeing a slave is alarming. Little does Huck know, Jim has already been set free; however, Tom is aware of this. As the two boys set off to free him Tom devises a plan to dig him out of the slave cabin. Tom has a love for adventures and soon treats the plan to free Jim as a great adventure story. While devising their plan to free Jim, Tom compares it to an adventure book and ensures Huck that there is no other way to free Jim than dig him out with knives. When Huck questions the stupidity of the plan he says “He turns on me looking pitying enough to make a body cry, and says: Huck Finn did you ever hear of a prisoner having picks and shovels and all the modern convinces in his wardrobe to dig himself out with.” Tom’s character is using Huck to fulfill a need for adventure, as he compares their plan to the escape of other stories he has read about in adventure books. Tom’s character in a way represents the corrupt society that Huck has left behind. His extravagant escape plots get in the way of the actual escape, almost causing them not to be capable of freeing
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel written by Mark Twain during the late 1800’s (Mintz). The book brought major controversy over the plot, as well as the fact that it was a spin-off to his previous story, Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This book has remained a success due to Twain’s interesting techniques of keeping the audience’s attention. Chapters eleven and twelve of “Huckleberry Finn,” uses a first person limited point of view to take advantage of the use of dialogue while using many hyperboles to add drama to entertain the reader by creating description within the story without needing to pause and explain.
In this essay, I will compare and contrast two characters in the book Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The two characters that I will talk about are Tom Sawyer(the main character) and his, friend, Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer are both very adventurous boys, however, Tom Sawyer is more well off and less cautious while Huck Finn, as he is known, is from a poor family, but thinks things through a little bit more.
Tom Sawyer, the main character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain, is an average boy who is bored with his civilized life and escapes these constraints by pulling pranks. The character, Tom is presented as a realistic and convincing boy. He is kind and loving, but also cruel, stupid, and hypocritical. As the story progresses, Tom shows signs of maturity. The story of Tom Sawyer, as well as TOM being about a realistic character, is a story that is instructive to adults and children.