Would you rather take a risk for a possible chance of a reward or a consequence? In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy that gets into big trouble. But really, he only has a big heart. Tom has a friend, Huckleberry Finn, but he also has a lady, Becky Thatcher. Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huckleberry Finn go on amazing adventures together and surprising things happen that you’ll never believe including pirating, dark caves, and framed murder. Becky makes some good choices, and some awful choices. Sometimes she’s not even thinking about what she’s doing and the results that will come after. Anybody can do that, make choices that will end in a reward and choices that will end in awful consequences. Becky …show more content…
Dobbins’ favorite book on accident. The book that Mr. Dobbins loved to read that was always locked up in a drawer that had a key only he had. No one knew what the book was about or even for, which made curiosity grow throughout the school. Becky passed Mr. Dobbins’ classroom and stopped in her tracks. Alfred was pouring ink onto Tom’s spelling book to get him into trouble. Becky thought about telling Tom about this to make up with Tom after their little fight. But since she was still mad at Tom, she decided not to tell him, and that she can do something herself to give Tom a big whoopin’. So Becky walked into the classroom after Alfred left and looked at something, something unbelievable, something so shocking, something that seemed so strange. The key to the secret drawer that had the mysterious book was left in the lock. The idea to get Tom into trouble slipped her mind. Becky felt an irresistible urge to just open that drawer, snatch that book and look at what’s inside. Becky’s choice was to grab and look at the book, or to just leave it in the drawer. The risk was getting caught and getting in trouble and the reward would be to finally find out what was in Mr. Dobbins’ book. But Becky ran up to the drawer, turned the key, and grabbed the book anyway. She flipped through the pages until she came to a picture, a human figure. Tom came walking in and caught a glimpse of the picture before Becky noticed him and slammed …show more content…
Everyone in the town always wondered what lies in there. Only a part of the cave has been explored, charted, and known. But no one ever dares go past that area, into the unknown. One night, the whole town was gathered around the cave, taking turns who goes in. Tom and Becky was curious too, so they went ahead into the cave without anyone noticing. Becky could’ve chosen to just stay outside of the cave or to go in the cave. Of course she chose going into the cave, which was a huge risk, Becky and Tom could get lost, get hurt, or even perish. But not going into the cave and staying outside could be boring, and life’s all about taking risks. Becky and Tom’s rewards could be exploring things you’ve never seen before, or trying something new. So as Becky and Tom travel through the cave, they were fascinated by it, they kept wandering deeper and deeper into the cave, getting more and more lost without even knowing it, until Becky feels uncomfortable and says, “Let’s start heading back” is when they figure out they are lost. Tom and Becky turn around and realize, they have no idea where they are and how to get back. They’re trapped, and no one can save them. Tom and Becky search for a passage with an opening, but nothing was found. They kept searching and searching for days, until one day, Tom sees a little speck of light, he keeps following it until he gets to an opening and sees the Mississippi River.
“'Forget books,”' said Rosewater, throwing that particular book under his bed. The hell with 'em. That sounded like an interesting one, said Valencia.” -Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut In 1975, the “interesting” books for students of the Island Tree School District were nearly thrown under the bed forever.
One night, Guy pulled one of the books out from where they were being hidden
Often times, people view Tom Sawyer as inherently mean, but after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, I believe Tom's upbringing led to his behaviors. Throughout the whole novel, Tom goes on various adventures and behaves in a way that many people interpret as immature and selfish. Tom Sawyer's situation explains his behaviors because Aunt Polly struggles to discipline, Tom is still just growing up, and Tom Sawyer wants to receive the attention he lacks from not having a mother and father.
The cave that Tom and Becky become lost and trapped in at the end of the novel is a symbol of adversity that Tom must overcome to culminate his maturation. Throughout the entire book Tom is maturing through various situations and the cave is the last obstacle he must overcome. A cave is also a tunnel where someone passes through the darkness and into the light and where many characters in movies and other novels go to contemplate life and evolve.
In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn goes on a journey that results in his moral evolution. Twain uses this main character to show how hanging out with certain people can change one’s morals for the worse or the greater good. Having bad intentions in beginning of his adventure, Huck soon comes to realize what is truly right.
As he becomes accustom his new surroundings; he realizes life is not what he thought it was, instead his reality is wrong. He returns to the cave to tell the other prisoners the truth. They do not believe him and threaten to kill him; they do not want to be set free. The cave allegory refers to his leaving behind the impermanent, material world for the permanent intelligible world. The cave represents people who believe that knowledge comes from what we see and hear in the
Tom Sawyer Growing up in a small community can be hard, I won’t be the only one to tell you that, but living in one in the 1800’s was tougher. This is especially true when there’s a murdering robber who wants revenge lurking about. But it’s got its good qualities too, I mean, there’s the picnics and the adventures and everybody knows everybody so no one threatens anybody with their strange presence. This is why The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain displays such a realistic life; it portrays both the Good and Evil in a little society.
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." -Theodore Roosevelt. For everything you do in your life your going to have to make a decision. Sometimes it is hard to do what is right, and people often get caught up in the web of morals. Like Theodore Roosevelt said, it's best to do the right thing, but what about when what is good and what is bad all becomes a blur? This is when people get confused and then the wrong thing becomes right in their mind. This is an idea that appears in The Outsiders and Tom Sawyer quite often throughout the main characters progression through Adolescence. Even though a key concept in Tom Sawyer is how individuals often do the wrong thing for the right reason, this idea is better exemplified in The Outsiders when Ponyboy and Johnny run from the law, Darry hits Ponyboy as punishment, and Cherry spies on the Socs for the Greasers.
Sometimes a child can be wronged only once by a decent person, but if that child does not know that the person is good, their entire reality of this person would most likely be seen as a terrible person. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the characters are exaggerated versions of a restricted and childish view of realistic characters. Characters like Aunt Polly and Widow Douglas are good examples of this, as their personalities seem very plain and unchanging.
These are not the only objects of importance the narrator stores in his beloved briefcase, but they are the most encompassing of his story. In the novel’s final chapter, when the narrator is trapped in the dark sewer and must burn the papers from his briefcase to see his way, everything goes. First his high school diploma, then the Sambo doll, followed by a threatening anonymous note. Everything he burns from the briefcase—the “important papers” the superintendent spoke of in Chapter one—is a symbol of the narrator’s plight as the forces pulling his strings run him around.
In the book the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom and Huck experience a lot of pressure and many personal decisions. In chapters 30 and 31 Tom and Huck get split up and they both have different situations. Tom and Becky get lost, and Huck has problems with Injun Joe and his revenge plan.
Tom Sawyer, a mischievous, brave, and daring boy that goes through adventures in love, murder, and treasure. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is about a boy maturing from a whimsical troublemaker into a caring young man. In the "conclusion" Mark Twain writes, "It being strictly a history of a boy, it must stop here; the story could not go much farther without becoming a history of a man" Tom is now maturing throughout a span of adventures in love, treasure, and everyday life that make him more of an adult, then a boy.
Samuel Clemens wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ultimately a literary work believed to be a semi-autobiography of his life, a depiction of human nature, and a work utilizing the common man’s vernacular. The suspicion of semi-autobiography roots from Samuel Clemens’ actual residing period in Hannibal, Missouri during his childhood as the novel shares an identical setting, merely given an alternate title of St. Petersburg. While Tom Sawyer also represents Samuel Clemens in the novel, the author depicts human nature through human desires for freedom, the childhood condition, and the scheming behavior of mankind. These all pertain to the various behaviors humans enact in different confrontational settings. In addition, a noteworthy feature of
Have you ever liked a movie more than the book it was based on? A book being made into a movie is sometimes stressful when it could be a total hit or a total flop. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer book by Mark Twain was a captivating book with details that molded well together. A movie was made in 1938 off of the book and I favored it over the book. The movie did leave me unsatisfied with its loss of an important scene that can cause confusion. Yet, the fast paced action scenes left me feeling enthralled and hooked. Adding on to that, the main character’s personality stayed true to the book without a feeling that something is missing. The movie, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is far more exciting and appealing because of its heart racing action and true characters that keep the audience glued to the screen.
After just two hours, our very large friend said he’d had enough for the day and was heading for the surface. We told him we’d be out in a few more minutes and to hang around so we could discuss what we’d found. As we began our ascent toward the entrance, we became acutely aware of the complete absence of light the entrance usually emanated. When our flashlights finally found the source of the unusual darkness we were horrified; the big guy was stuck in the cave’s opening again. This time Scott’s head and shoulders were outside, so instead of being able to pull him through, we would have to try to push him out of the opening. We pushed in every combination of ways possible, and needless to say it did not work this time. The paramount problem was that the cave floods from the interior out, so we would all drown if we couldn’t get Scott unstuck, and unstuck quickly.