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TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisaliterarymasterpieces,writtenin1876bythefamousauthormarkTwain.TomSawyerisamischievousyoungboywholivesinthesmalltownonthemississippiRivercalledSt.Petersburg.Thestorylineissimple,thebookreadslikeabiographyoramemoirofasummerinTomSawyer‘slife.
TomSawyerseemstobetheprecursorofandthetemplateformisfitkidssuchasDennisthemenace,malcolminthemiddle,andcalvinandHobbs.whatmakesthisstorygreatisthatTomSawyerrepresentseverythingthatisgreataboutchildhood.ThebookisfilledwithTom‘sadventuresplayingpiratesandwarwithhisfriendJoeHarper.Tomhasatrustedfriend,HuckFinn,whofewoftheadultsapproveof.Thebookisfilledwithideasofhowtheworldworks,suchashowpiratesandrobberswork,thataresoinnocent,theycouldonlycomefromachild.itisastoryfilledwithaction,adventure,ingeniousideas,love,andschoolyardpolitics.Thewholestoryisseeminglyacomplicationofwhatpeopledidorwishtheydidduringtheirchildhood.
Thebookisalittledifficulttoreadatfirst.Personally,ittakesmealittlewhiletogetusedtothe19thcenturydialectinthebook.otherthanreferringtopersonsofAfricandecentinderogatoryterms(whichi‘msureusestermsevenyoungchildrenalreadyknow),thebookwouldbeanenjoyablereadforpeopleofallages.ihighlyrecommendthisbookforanyonelookingtofeelyoungagain,ifjustforafewhundredpages.