MARK TWAIN IS CONSIDERED AS THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELIST. “THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAYWER” DESCRIBES THE ADVENTURES OF A CLEVER AND MISCHEIVIOUS BOY—TOM SAWYER AND HIS FRIEND HUCKLEBERRY FINN NEAR MISSISSIPI. TOM IS A VERY NAUGHTY AND CHILDISH KID WHO LIVES WITH HIS AUNTY POLLY AND TWO COUSINS. HE IS QUITE CLEVER IN FOOLING HIS FRIENDS AND PLAYING PRANKS ON THEM AND QUITE ROUGH AND TOUGH WHEN BEATING UNKNOWN BOYS.
MOST OF THE ADVENTURES DESCRIBED ARE REAL-LIFE INCIDENTS FROM THE AUTHOR’S EXPERIENCE AS A BOY OR HIS FRIEND’S EXPERIENCE. TWAIN HIMSELF CLAIMS THAT HUCK FINN IS BROUGHT FROM LIFE AND TOM SAWYER IS A BLEND OF THREE BOYS HE KNEW.
THE BOOK IS VERY INTERESTING AND TWAIN NARRATES THE INCIDENTS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF CHILDREN. THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERESTING INCIDENTS LIKE TOM FALLING IN LOVE WITH BECKY THATCHER OR TOM RUNNING AWAY WITH HIS FRIENDS TO AN ISLAND OR TOM AND HUCK GOING TO A GRAVE YARD AND WITNESSING A MURDER OR GOING ON A TREASURE HUNT WITH FRIENDS!
THE FAST MOVING EPISODES ONE AFTER ANOTHER WILL NEVER BORE READERS. THIS BOOK IS MAINLY WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN TO READ AND ENJOY DURING THEIR PASTTIME. BUT IT IS ALSO FOR ADULTS AS THEY CAN REFRESH AND COMPARE THEIR OWN CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WITH TOM SAWYER! IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS A BOOK FOR ALL AGES, FROM KIDS TO AN OLD MAN.