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    Huck Finn vs Tom Sawyer

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    Huck Finn VS Tom Sawyer In Mark Twains’ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck is a complex individual who is intelligent but also a tedious admirer. When Tom is not around‚ Huck is a leader and knows how to handle any trouble that comes his way. When Tom Sawyer comes around‚ Huck loses confidence and becomes a follower. As the adventure progresses‚ Tom makes an appearance and immediately takes control. Huck tries to voice his opinion‚ but is only criticized on how basic his plans are. Tom comments

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain‚ how and why does Huck have more freedom than Tom? Tom and Huck are the main characters and they are best friends. Tom and Huck are similar in many ways such as their moms have died. Aunt Polly calls Huck a “poor motherless boy” and she also tells Tom he is “my own dead sister’s boy.” Tom and Huck both have a hard life‚ but Huck has it harder. Huck and Tom have both lost their moms‚ but Huck sleeps on doorsteps‚ and Tom sleeps in an apartment

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    Tom Sawyer

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    -+Michael Cui 12/10/14 Response to Lit Essay "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swear they will keep mum about this and they wish they may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot." In the graveyard subplot of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" ITALICIZE by Mark Twain‚ Huck and Tom witness the brutal stabbing of Dr. Robinson. Afterwards‚ the boys run to safety and swear never to tell about the horrific incident. Using his talent on creating realistic and growing characters‚ Mark Twain strengthens

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    Tom Sawyer

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    of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Publication: 1876 Publisher: A young boy Tom Sawyer lives in the town of St. Petersburg‚ Missouri. Here he goes on countless adventures. The story begins with Tom using tricks and cunning lies to get out of doing chores to buy a bible. At Sunday school Tom meets Becky and falls in love with her. However these are just subplots to the main story. Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson a member of the town. Tom and

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    Tom Sawyer

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Overview Mollie Sandock In his preface to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain writes that "most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own‚ the rest of boys who were schoolmates of mine." Twain’s memories of his boyhood in Hannibal‚ Missouri‚ form the basis of the novel and give it its idyllic‚ often nostalgic tone of celebration of lost childhood; Twain called the book "simply a hymn‚ put into prose form

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    Tom Sawyer

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book to read for anyone who loves classic stories. It is about a naughty boy named Tom doing a lot of mischievous tricks and risky adventures. He has a brother named Sid and a sister named Mary. Aunt Polly‚ who takes care of Tom‚ loves him even though he is a firebrand. Huckberry Finn‚ whose nickname is Huck‚ is Tom’s best friend as well as the partner in all of his adventures. One of Tom’s crazy adventures is when he and his friend were in a graveyard trying

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    tom sawyer

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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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    We form our own moral compass from the examples of those we respect and admire. For this reason‚ Huck‚ in The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn‚ is influenced by his best friend‚ Tom‚ for the majority of the story. Only when he is freed of Tom’s influence‚ is Huck able to make any moral developments and solidify his own values. Through this novel‚ Mark Twain aims to show us how twisted society’s values are and how easily Tom influences Huck’s decisions. Huck looks to Tom Sawyer for advice on everything

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    Tom Sawyer

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    In the beginning of the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain‚ Tom Sawyer was prescribed as a child who is always causing mischief. Becky Thatcher‚ Tom’s love interest‚ is going to have a huge influence on him as a person. In early chapters‚ Tom is always going around town causing trouble‚ not caring for anyone or taking blame for any of the trouble he causes. That changes in chapter 31 when Tom and Becky decide to ventures by themselves in a cave. They went deeper and deeper into the

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    Character Development in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer In The Adventures of Tom SawyerTom is introduced as a rebellious and self-centered boy who uses his intelligence to manipulate people for his own gain. Throughout the course of the story Tom learns important lessons that lead him to appreciate‚ respect‚ and look out for others. When Tom is first introduced he is described as a free-willed and careless boy who constantly disobeys his aunt to get attention. He usually skips school and goes

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