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    The Portrayal of Human Nature in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain “Every man has a good nature but as well evil and imperfect nature.” Resoalbe‚ Analí. American History and Literature. 2013 The Portrayal of Human Nature in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer “Every man has a good nature but as well evil and imperfect nature.” Through the course of history‚ men have adopted different literary styles to portray ideas‚ beliefs and their desire of evolving as human beings

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    (Dictionary 2015). In the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer there is a main character named Tom sawyer‚ Becky Thatcher‚ Injun Joe‚ and Huck Finn all help transform tom into a better person from start to end of the book. Tom Sawyer goes threw a phenomenal transformation going on adventures and getting in trouble. Mark Twain is the author of The Adventure of Tom Sawyer had made Tom this way to show from how tom starts off immature and transform into more mature boy. Tom starts of very immature in the

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    Summary Tom Sawyer is a troublemaker. After Tom gets in trouble‚ he is ordered by Aunt Polly‚ with whom he lives‚ to whitewash their fence. When his friends see him painting the fence‚ Tom pretends like he loves the chore to make his friends jealous. They beg him to let them help. This is a prime example of the type of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel is devoted to Tom’s romance with Becky Thatcher‚ a new girl in town. They like each other‚ but Becky is hurt when she

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    In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain‚ Tom Sawyer is an unintelligent‚ troublemaking‚ adventurous boy who goes on a journey with many dangerous and thrilling experiences along the way. At first‚ Tom is shown as an immature‚ mischievous boy who doesn’t care for anyone else but himself. Through his experiences in the book‚ he shows that he has a kind heart and a good soul that overcomes his troublesome ways. By the end‚ Tom Sawyer is seen as a developed character and demonstrates the qualifications

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    It starts as the games and adventures of a young boy. It ends with the perils and dangers of a young man. This is the story of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain. The novel follows the experiences of Tom Sawyer‚ a juvenile delinquent‚ as he sights true love‚ witnesses a murder‚ and embarks on a plethora of other adventures. After all the grief‚ excitement‚ fear‚ and joy‚ Tom emerged as a different person. His once mischievous nature is fading and is becoming replaced with responsibility

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    In Mark Twain’s book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ the setting of the book is greatly influenced by his very own life‚ making it even more real and relatable. Many things were obviously from his own life‚ such as the town and language‚ others were less obvious‚ like the characters or adventures. Mark Twain wrote what he knew‚ putting his hometown‚ jobs and friends into the book. He mixed personalities and events making them new and relatable‚ his language and train of thought in the book is clearly

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    mature. Maturity is the act of caring for others‚ growing up‚ showing leadership and telling the truth. Tom Sawyer‚ from the book‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain‚ shows maturity. Tom is an adventure loving boy. He is immature in the beginning of the story but as the story progresses‚ his action demonstrates his maturity. Tom grows up and learns from his own experiences. Tom Sawyer matures throughout the novel by his ability to care for other people‚ his testimony at the trial‚ and his

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    “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Using the knowledge I received while reading the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” I created a book cover with symbols that represent the plotline. In my book cover I chose a series of images that includes a white fence‚ a paint brush‚ a paint bucket‚ a large tree‚ map and marbles. With the symbol of the tree and the map‚ I used my knowledge of the finally of novel to give a slight insight into the ending of the novel. In the ending of novel‚ Tom and Huck find gold

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    responsibility. Tom has changed his attitude and seriousness throughout this novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.He’s been taught many lessons because of his foolishness towards Aunt Polly. I’ve had to change how I act in class because‚ if you miss something important then it will hurt you on the test. Tom has been punished many times for lying to Aunt Polly. Aunt Polly expects the truth from Tom now because of the mile high stack of lies he has told to her. Steadily through the book Tom has been

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    not want their children hanging around a soon-to-be alcoholic‚ in case it had a bad influence on them. Contrary to this description‚ it is discovered throughout the story that Huck is not such a horrible boy; he is quite like any other boy‚ such as Tom or Joe Harper. Huck just wanted to be able to have fun and live a carefree life. When the three boys run away to be pirates‚ Huck had the most enjoyable time. It wasn’t because pirates are usually thought of as evil; but because he could leave all the

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