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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a novel about a young man named Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in Saint Petersburg, Missouri.
Sawyer is mischievous, vulgar, and rude, but at the same time is kind, compassionate, and resourceful.
This book describes Sawyer’s many adventures as a boy, most of which were with his friend, Huckleberry Finn.
One such adventure was when Sawyer and Finn went to the graveyard looking for a cure for warts, but instead stumbled upon the murder of Dr. Robinson by the Native-American Injun Joe.
Another adventure was when Sawyer, Finn, and Sawyer’s friend Joe Harper rafted to a local island, where they pretended to be pirates while their community anguished over their supposed drowning.
The three boys ironically attended their own funerals, and after seeing their family members distraught with grief, decided to abandon the life of a pirate.
The final adventure of this book is when Sawyer and his girlfriend, Becky Thatcher, get lost in a cave while going on a picnic.
While exploring the cave, Sawyer sees Injun Joe, who Tom knows is planning to bury a treasure chest full of gold coins.
Without food or light, Sawyer and Thatcher face a cruel death of starvation in the dark, dark cave.
Will anyone come to rescue these poor stranded kids?
One must read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to find out.
Personally, I really enjoyed this book, as it takes one back to a time where they didn’t have to worry about the SAT, they were just kids looking for adventure.
This book has a riveting plot which leaves the reader always craving more, as each adventure is more daring and gripping than the last.
One downside to this book is that it was published in 1876, so the wording and phrasing is very old-fashioned.
In a world where high school students have so many responsibilities, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain offers a release from all these demands, and lets a kid be a kid again.
