The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Biography of the author:
Mark Twain, real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was born in 1835 in Missouri. At the age of 11 his father died. Shortly after his father's dead, he worked as a journalist for the journal that belonged to his elder brother. He then began making journeys around the United States of America while being a typographer and writing reports for his brother's newspaper. Later, he worked as a coxswain on the Mississippi. After the American Civil War, he worked again as a journalist. Later on, he made a journey through Europe, and, then when he came back, he met his wife and wrote his most notable novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died in 1910. It is said that the american literature began with his works.
Summary:
This novel beginns with aunt Polly yelling after Tom Sawyer because he had eaten all the jam that she said not to eat. She gets him, but Tom tricked her and escaped her. So Aunt Polly says that the only way her to punish him is to make him work.She obliges Tom to white wash the wood fence instead of going to the swimming pool. The next day, while Tom was working, he tricks a boy into giving him his apple to make his own job. Shortly after, a large number of other boys wanted to do the same work. Later on, after finishing work, he fooled around with other kids as a praise to his well done job. While going home he discovers Becky Thatcher, to who he falls directly in love, forgetting the other girl he liked before. During his dinner his brother breaks a sugar bowl and Tom gets reproached. He decides to take a walk to Betty's house and while wondering if his mother would miss him if he died somewhere. Cold water put out of the window by a maid hits Tom. On Sunday, they attend a religious school, where he gets by exchanges tickets. Normally, they get them by saying verses to the class. After a huge amount of them, they get a bible. He has enough
Biography of the author:
Mark Twain, real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was born in 1835 in Missouri. At the age of 11 his father died. Shortly after his father's dead, he worked as a journalist for the journal that belonged to his elder brother. He then began making journeys around the United States of America while being a typographer and writing reports for his brother's newspaper. Later, he worked as a coxswain on the Mississippi. After the American Civil War, he worked again as a journalist. Later on, he made a journey through Europe, and, then when he came back, he met his wife and wrote his most notable novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died in 1910. It is said that the american literature began with his works.
Summary:
This novel beginns with aunt Polly yelling after Tom Sawyer because he had eaten all the jam that she said not to eat. She gets him, but Tom tricked her and escaped her. So Aunt Polly says that the only way her to punish him is to make him work.She obliges Tom to white wash the wood fence instead of going to the swimming pool. The next day, while Tom was working, he tricks a boy into giving him his apple to make his own job. Shortly after, a large number of other boys wanted to do the same work. Later on, after finishing work, he fooled around with other kids as a praise to his well done job. While going home he discovers Becky Thatcher, to who he falls directly in love, forgetting the other girl he liked before. During his dinner his brother breaks a sugar bowl and Tom gets reproached. He decides to take a walk to Betty's house and while wondering if his mother would miss him if he died somewhere. Cold water put out of the window by a maid hits Tom. On Sunday, they attend a religious school, where he gets by exchanges tickets. Normally, they get them by saying verses to the class. After a huge amount of them, they get a bible. He has enough