Literature Analysis #3

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain
(*May contain spoilers*)

1.What drew me to this book was that my dad kept telling me that I should read it because he enjoyed reading it. He knew I loved "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and said it kind of relates to that novel. I was a little hesitant at first because I would rather read things that I have on my reading list so I expected it to be an average book. What I expected wrong. I ended up loving it.

2. What got me going through the first 10 pages was the main character, Tom Sawyer. The story starts off with him being mischievous and quite funny. His personality was really interesting and I think that contributed to why I didn't put the book down.

3. I finished the book pretty fast. Everytime I had free time(even if it was just for a few minutes), I would grab the book and start reading. Like when I got to a class early or finished an assignment early.

1. Tom sawyer is a mischievous boy who lives with his half brother, Sid, and his aunt Polly. Tom gets into trouble ALL THE TIME. As punishment his aunt would make him do work like whitewashing the fence. Instead of doing the work, he would trick his friends into doing it for him. Kind of like reverse psychology. If Sid did something wrong, Aunt Polly would still get Tom introuble because sje just asumed he did it. Tom goes out with a new kid named Becky and they are together until Becky finds out Tom liked another girl before her so they break up. One thing that happend was Tom and his friend, Huckleberry, were at a graveyard and they saw someone kill Dr. Robinson. As they run away beacause they were frightened, the whole town thought that they too were dead. He ends up going to his funeral and testifies against the murderer in court but the murderer escaped the courthouse. Tom tries to get back together with Becky. Tom and Huckleberry find the murderer, Injun Joe, who is trying to bury treasure. Tom and Becky get lost in a cave for days after a school picnic. Then the story ends with Tom and Huckleberry finding the treasure.

2. I don't think there is just one theme to this book. Adventure is a really big theme in the book because Tom seems to be always sneaking out at night or exploring somewhere with Huckleberry. Another theme could be rebellion because he always breaks the rules everywhere from home, school, Sunday School, etc. Friendship is an important theme aswell because Tom and Huckleberry become really close and a reason why is they feel like sort of outcasts of their families so they relate to each other and go on lots of adventures.

3. I think the tome of the novel is nostalgic. The way the author wrote every single detail of Tom is like that he had many things in common with Tom when he was a kid. The author is looking back at his childhood and remembered  how he is like and the memories he has.

4. Diction/Syntax: This novel was published in 1876 so the diction and syntax is really true to that time frame. That means that no one speaks that way anymore so it can be hard to understand what is happening sometimes.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed everything about the book. I like how the boys have a great sence of imagination. I would recomended this novel to anyone who doesn't know what to read next. I know it's old and it may come across as boring, but a least give it a chance. It's a classic. :)