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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 
“I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.”- Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. 

Off the Mississippi shores in St Petersburg, Missouri, United States of America before The Civil War, schoolboy protagonist Tom Sawyer would rather play hooky than attend school and receives the “lickings” from Aunt Polly. Tom “by and by” befriends the local outcast and son of a drunkard, Huckleberry Finn. 

Despite his apprehension for schooling, Tom is rather clever and gets away with many mischiefs. One instance of this is when Tom cons neighbourhood boys into whitewashing the fence surrounding Aunt Polly’s house when he was supposed to do it. “I never did see the beat of that boy.” – Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn later picks up the slack and recounts his adventures of travelling down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family embroiled in a feud, two scoundrels acting as if royalty, and Aunt Polly who mistakes him for Tom Sawyer. 

Mark Twain communicates, through Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, that one does not need go to school to make a positive change; “I never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain. This book has been “banned” for racial slurs and general racist themes but this serves an important role – showing history and the injustices of the times. 

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