Tom Sawyer is a mischievous young boy who lives in the town of St.
Petersburg, Missouri with his Aunt Polly and half-brother Sid. He with
his friend Huckleberry Finn accidentally witnesses a murder. The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a series of exciting events: both friends
identify Injun Joe, the real murderer, in the court, and testify to the
innocent person who is wrongly accused. In the beginning of novel, Tom
Sawyer is caught stealing jam from the jar and narrowly escapes being
hit. His life is full of adventurous episodes. He along with Huckleberry
Finn witnesses a trio of grave robbers in the graveyard at night. Then
being struck by the idea of appearing at his own funeral, he hunts for
buried treasure in a haunted house with Huck. He falls in love with
Becky Thatcher and enjoys the new found freedom. Tom pursues Becky and
persuades her to get engaged by kissing him. Their romance soon
collapses when she discovers that Tom was engaged to another school
girl. The book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been widely adapted into
feature films and television series.
With The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
presents a sharp social commentary on 19th-century American life through
mocking satire, humour, colloquial speech and uncouth language. His
notable works are: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer came out in 1869.
