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    The Maturation of Tom Sawyer. As a child, have you ever thought of going on fun, or even dangerous adventures? Well, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a novel written by Mark Twain, is the book for you. Tom is a young boy, at around the age of twelve. He goes on many adventures with his good friends Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn, and believes in silly superstitions and incantations, all of which are very childish, but that does change. The main theme in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the theme of growing

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    things” (Unknown). In the novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, it represented the young life of Tom Sawyer. Tom and his friends caused all kinds of mischief and lots of stress to their guardians. Over time, Tom and his buddies have lived life to the fullest, but not without getting in trouble along the way. Tom has decided to pursue his dreams of being a pirate and other characters in the books that he reads in his free time. At the beginning of the book, Tom, Huck, and Joe ran away from the mainland

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    In the novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the young life of a boy is shown through the lense of the reader. Tom Sawyer and his friends would cause all kinds of mischief and stress to their guardians. Over time, Tom and his buddies had lived life to the fullest, but not without getting in trouble along the way. The protagonist had decided to pursue his dreams of becoming a pirate, in hopes to abandon society and lead a more action-filled life. At the beginning of the book, Tom, Huck, and Joe run

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain, is a story portraying the life of a young, troublesome boy by the name of Tom Sawyer. Tom’s main principle of life is to live with ambitions of fun and adventure, with such a take on life there is always expected trouble around the corner. During the course of the book, the reader gets to witness the exhilarating travels as well as the growth of Tom. In regards to Tom’s growth, the spectator also develops a strong bond with him and can relate to

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    regional dialect. This is seen in one of his most popular books ever, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In one of his chapters, Tom has to go to Sunday school. In Sunday school, he also has to memorize bible verses. While he was struggling to recite the verses Mary, a friend, has something to say, “O, Tom, you poor thick-headed thing, I’m not teasing you. I wouldn’t do that. You must go and learn it again. Don’t you be discouraged, Tom, you’ll manage it- and if you do, I’ll give you something ever so nice

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    In the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, By: Mark Twain, Tom is a very naughty boy who would also like to be a hero. He is a boy with great ambitions: becoming a pirate, marrying, discovering lots of treasure at a haunted house, and many more. His aunt doesn’t know where she went wrong. Throughout the book, Tom makes many risks with great consequences that are both good and bad. He does not try to hurt anybody through his decisions but wants to have people’s attention to revolve around him. From

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    In Mark Twain’s, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” throughout the novel the readers can continuously see the relationship between Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Tom Sawyer was shown as a foil to Huckleberry Finn for he liked to help others, while Tom on the other hand was selfish. We can first see Tom as a foil in chapter two where Tom and Huckleberry tiptoe past Miss Watson’s backyard. When a noise was made, Miss Watson’s slave, Jim, went out to investigate but eventually he had fallen asleep

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    is being amusing for a purpose. Twain uses humor a lot in his writing. An example is in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. When Judge Thatcher came to Tom’s school, Tom described him as a happy man. He also said,” He wore a stiff standing collar whose upper edge almost reached his ears and whose sharp points curved forward abreast the corner of his mouth (ch. 4).” This shows humor because Tom is describing this very admired man as a funny looking person, and no one would expect a higher class

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    In the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the author expresses many themes. The book, written by Mark Twain, still relates with children, teens, and adults, despite it being over 130 years old. One of the many themes, is the art of manipulation and how it plays a role in the decisions of the characters. Events throughout the story such as Toms manipulation of Aunt Polly, Tom making the other boys in the town do his chore, and To getting a bible for “hard work,” help support this theme. One of

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    to their situations. ByAt the end of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, the main character, Tom, has had several dangerous and amusing experiences that show that although he is not completely mature, Tom Sawyer is more emotionally, mentally, and morally mature than when the story began; therefore proving that Tom Sawyer has come-of-age in the novel. Tom’s emotional maturity definitely grows throughout the story. At the beginning of the story, Tom acts selfishly when he thinks that he is

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