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The Antics of Tom Sawyer In Mark Twain’s timeless classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he shows how in Tom’s little town one can be adventurous, smart, and loving. In the novel Twain does not make his character, Tom, adventurous, smart, and loving; he gives instances for Tom to show these traits to the reader and a plethora of such instances is given. These instances are for the most part very noticeable to an observant reader, but with regards to a few situations it takes a critical eye to notice how Twain may change the way he writes while Tom is in front of an important character. Tom is a typical teenage boy, but when he goes on his “adventures” he completely changes his view on the world he lives in. For example, when Tom runs away with Joe Harper and Huck Finn, the boys run away to pretend to be pirates. Tom completely immerses himself into his newfound lifestyle, “For a few days they are happy on the island and learn from Huck how to smoke and swear. They are beginning to get homesick when they hear a cannon being fired over the river from a steamboat. Then the boys realize that the townspeople are searching for their bodies.” (Batzer 84). After the townspeople give up on looking for the boys, Tom goes back …show more content…
Tom’s love is Becky Thatcher; a little girl who Tom becomes enamored with. On multiple occasions, Tom expresses his love for Becky and the responses go both good and bad. The first time the two met Tom immediately professes his undying love for Becky and makes plans regarding an engagement. All is going well until Tom mentions a previous love that is no longer. Becky slaps Tom and leaves. These are perfect examples of how Twain gives Tom a fantastic livelihood and exciting stories. Later on in the novel, twain rekindles the love between Tom and Becky while the two are stuck in the cave for multiple days. (need quote about Tom and Becky in the

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