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Summary: Mark Twain a great writer
Review: In this great tale of two boys that are in seek of adventure and treasure, Mark Twain outdoes himself. Filled with rich langunge and wonderful stories, this book is a winner.One thing that I really enjoyed about this book is the many twist and turns in the plot. There are also a variety of charcaters with different personalities, and traits about them. I think that every one could relate to at least someone in this book. Mark Twain takes the ordinary lives of two small town boys and chages it a little to make it interesting, and a book that I oculdn't put down. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about people like me, and what they go thorugh. It is a delghtful tale that people of all ages will enjoy.
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Summary: Growing into a Man
Review: Tom Sawyer is the first great coming of age American novel. In addition, Tom Sawyer is one of the most endearing characters in American fiction. This wonderful book deals with all the challenges that any young person faces, and resolves them in exciting and unusual ways. Like many young people, Tom would rather be having fun than going to school and church. This desire to enjoy life is always getting him into trouble, from which he finds unusual and imaginative solutions. One of the great scenes in this book has Tom persuading his friends to help him whitewash a fence by making them think that nothing could be finer than doing his punishment for playing hooky from school. When I first read this story, it opened up my mind to the potential power of persuasion. Tom also is given up for dead and has the unusual experience of watching his own funeral and hearing what people really thought of him. That's something we all should be able to do. By imagining what people will say at our funeral, we can help establish the purpose of our own lives. Mark Twain has given us a powerful tool for self-examination in this wonderful sequence. Tom and Huck Finn also witness a murder, and have to decide how to handle the fact that they were not supposed to be there and their fear of retribution from the murderer, Injun Joe. Girls are a part of Tom's life, and Becky Thatcher and he have a remarkable adventure in a cave with Injun Joe. Any young person will remember the excitement of being near someone they cared about alone in this vignette. Tom stands for the freedom that the American frontier offered to everyone. His aunt Polly represents the civilizing influence of adults and towns. Twain sets up a rewarding novel that makes us rethink the advantages of both freedom and civilization. In this day of the Internet frontier, this story can still provide valuable lessons about listening to our inner selves and acting on what they have to say. Enjoy looking for fun in new ways!
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Summary: Its Alright
Review: I read this book Tom Sawyer. I thought it was an ok book. If I had to choose between the book or the movie I would choose the movie. Just because it is much more interesting. A reason why I didn't really like this book is because it was kinda boring and all that happened was that he had adventures. It should have more like he gets in trouble, he goes on an adventure, he has to solve a mystery amd stuff like that. Well I guess that this book was ok.
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Summary: HHS
Review: This story is about a young boy name Tom Sawyer. As the book title suggest this book is about Adventure. This story took place around 19th century near by Mississippi river. One of his good friend name is Huck Finn. He decide to run away to a Island to be rich and find trasure. He used to like this girl called Becky Thacker. He always try to run away from his problems. Tom and his friend were the witness of Injue Joe killer with trasure. When Tom went to a picnic with McDougal's Cave with Becky, they got lost in the cave. After searching with difficulties Tom found the way out of the cave. With this kind of adventure Tom became a responsibile person as an adult man. The story ends in the last scene with a dark rendition of finalty in the cave with wild Injun Joe. During the whole book Tom tries to do the right things and overcomes his hard childhood. I really enjoy this book.
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Summary: Book Review from a Hong Kong reader
Review: Outline of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ": Just as the title suggests, the book is about the adventures of Tom Sawyer. The setting is in the 19th century in Mississippi, USA. Not unlike most boys in those times, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and their friends love to explore caves, fantasize about being pirates, digging up treasures etc. Unknowingly and much to their guardians and parents concern, they run into dangerous situations. Comments: I wish I could have joined the gang on those adventures. Mark Twain did a terrific job in telling the story as an adult narrator, completely absorbing the reader, liberating the fantasy of one's childhood, yet also echoing the superstitions, prejudice and fears in adulthood; no wonder it remains one of the most popular modern classics.
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Summary: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Review: ~The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fascinating and adventurous book about a boy named Tom Sawyer. He has a major crush on a girl called Becky Thacker. In this book, Tom goes to an island with two of his friends, attends their own funeral, and look for treasure! Tom sees Injun Joe a killer with treasure. He wants it, but his only clue where Injun Joe hid it is that it has something to do with number 2. Tom is now lost in a cave all alone with Becky. Can he find his way out of the cave and~~ the way to the treasure? I agree with Mark Twain's decisions and ideas. I believe that I would be doing the same thing if I were in his position. His decisions are able to happen; yet The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is such a good book. I would recommend this book to people who like adventurous books, and likes classics. It leaves you at so many cliffhangers that you can help but read all of it at once, for the people who like cliffhangers.~
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: Set on the 19th century river banks of Mark's Twain hometown, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer takes you on the raft ride of your life. It is starts by a synopsis of the character of Tom and his friends, by cataloging a few of the queer things that they involved themselves in. Nonetheless as the story unfolds it deepens into a more serious nature. Tom and his friend Huck witness a murder. Moff Potter the town drunk, is accused of the crime and only Tom and Huck can save him. However, they fear that the real killer Injun Joe,will exact his vengeance on them. The story ends in the last scene with a dark rendition of finalty in the cave with wild Injun Joe. Tom and Huck end up rich with more than a dollar a day for the rest of their life.. " More than a body can handle".. This is a truly a remarkable book and a must for every young boy. It is filled with laughter, suspense and cheer for those of all ages and gender..But don't think it ends there.. Just wait till you read the adventures of Huck Finn!
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Summary: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (Critical Review)
Review: Reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, I have never thought of being refrained from reading. As the title suggests, I found out that this is a story of the adventures of a young boy named Tom Sawyer, who grows up around the Mississippi river. The genre of this story follows that of countless other books about a protagonist's extraordinary adventures, which gives us plenty of morals through the character's adventure. Since I, personally, enjoy reading adventure stories, I thought that this book would be very interesting to read. From the reading, I discovered many morals that the book teaches us; I found plenty of strengths in this book. The biggest strength of this book is that the author appears to portray Tom Sawyer's growing process, from his childhood to his adulthood through many events. In the story, the protagonist, Tom, is a disobedient character undermining the adults' order. Tom always wants to escape from situations where he has to follow the order and disciplines of adults; he envies his friend, Huck Finn, who possesses indolence and freedom in his life. However, the decision he makes to run away with his friends to an island to become pirates changes his behavior and life; later on, his escape to an orderless world allows grow out of his childhood and become mature. There were plenty of events in Tom's adventure that causes Tom to move from his youth to maturity and enter adulthood. For example, Tom and his friend witness the murder of Doctor Robinson by the half-Indian, Injun Joe, and helped to acquit Muff Potter by responsibly telling the truth to Judge Thatcher. During one summer when Tom and Huck come across Injun Joe again while hunting for buried treasure, they are not scared but are able to spy on Injun Joe by disguising themselves. Also, when Tom goes on a picnic to McDougal's Cave with Becky, they become lost in the cavern. After a few days of searching, Tom finally finds a way out instead of giving up. By these many difficult challenges, Tom learns to be a responsible, courageous, and determined person as an adult. By the end of the story, Tom is no longer an immature disobedient child, but an advocate of respectability and responsibility. I found that he becomes mature in his behavior, which is shown by his urging of his friends to wear tight collars for Sunday school and to follow good table manners. Tom has finally embraced customs of society and sacrificed the freedom of youth. I strongly recommend this book to people who like to read thrilling adventure stories, most likely to young readers, because it is filled with all the elements of a young boy's life. In the beginning of the story, Tom is an energetic and audacious boy, always in and out of trouble. People will enjoy reading about the pranks and exploits of Tom's mischievous childhood. However, readers will also learn from Tom's character. Despite his insincerity and poor behavior, he tries to do the right things and overcomes his hard childhood. The author's most important message is that people will grown up to be faithful and responsible through his or her childhood whether or not he or she was insincere and bad.
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Summary: Really fun, even for a girl.
Review: I read this book when I was almost fourteen, just an ordinary modern teenage girl. But any one can read Tom Sawyer and really love it. It has many MANY a funny part. Tom has many fun times with his friends and their imaginations have no limit. The reader gets to learn about boys and girls(mostly boys) that lived more than a hundred years ago. What really appealed to me was the fact that the lives and minds of children then are not too different from children today. Kids today are obsessed with television. Kids back then were obsessed with books and too commonly took make believe for reality. They played tricks on one another and commonly bugged adults or the opposite gender. Often times, they were very superstitous and strongly believed in ghosts and magic. The reader is also swept away by the many adventures of Tom and his friends. Many of their adventures are a part of imagination, pretending to be pirates or Robin Hood. But Tom and Huck do get to have a few real adventures, specifically with the murderer, caves, and river island. The story doesn't have much of a plot or significance, but that is the way it was meant to be, for the story is funny and tickles the reader. It satires and plays with life. I highly recommend it to everyone, for it is important to know the relationship between our time and the past, boys and girls, youth and adults, the mature and immature, and every opposite. Enjoy!
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Summary: A review of Tom Sawyer
Review: Tom Sawyer lived in small town St. Petersburg off of the Mississippi River. He was raised by his elderly Aunt Polly a simple-mannered, and kind hearted women. He and his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, kept Aunt Polly on her tip-toes through out the whole book. They were constantly sneeking around and causing some sort of trouble. What I liked about their friendship is that Tom looked up to Huck because he was pretty much independent at his young age. Although they got into some things that they should not have, they handled themselves very well. Tom and Huck have many different challenges, but the hardest challenge of them all was keeping the secret of the death of Dr. Robinson. They swore secrecy, in blood, to each other that they would never speak of what they saw. In my opinion, what they did was wrong. They should have done the right thing and told the authorities. My favorite part of the book is the way Tom pursued the new girl town, Becky Thatcher. Becky is the daughter of the new and well-respected Judge Thatcher. The Thatchers brought up Becky to be proper in her ways. Tom is the total opposite but the two of them just click. I like how she does not disreguard Tom because of his lifestyle. She see's past that. Injun Joe was probably my least favorite character of the book. He hated people because of the way they had treated him harshly in the past. So he seeks revenge during the story. When Tom and Huck swore to secrecy to the murder they had seen it was Injun Joe that had actually committed the crime. Injun Joe attempted to blame the murder on the town drunk Muff Potter. Judge Thatcher and the rest of the town believe the words of Injun Joe throughout the trial until Tom finally breaks the secret seal that he and Huck had together. I really think that Tom did the right thing by finally saying something about the murder. There are some other characters that stood out to me in this book but these were the real keypoints that I thought I should point out.
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