The novel tells the adventures of tom sawyer, the hero, and satirizes and criticizes the hypocritical and vulgar social customs, hypocritical religious ceremonies and rigid and stale school education in the United States.
synopsis
The story took place in an ordinary town on the Mississippi River in the first half of the19th century. Tom sawyer is a naughty boy. He and his half-brother Sid are under the guardianship of menstruation Polly. He can always come up with all kinds of practical jokes, leaving Polly menstruation helpless, and he can always try his best to avoid punishment. One day, Tom met the lovely girl Betsy Thatcher, the daughter of Judge Thatcher. Tom showed his love to her as soon as he saw her. And his love seems to be answered. There is a child named Huckleberry Finn in town. His father was always drinking and his parents were always fighting, so he ran out to live on his own. He seems out of step with civilized society. Adults don't like him, but Tom and he are good friends. One day they made an appointment to go to the cemetery together in the evening, but they saw an unexpected scene. They saw the villain Yinjiang Joe and the drunken doctor Muff Porter. In their chaotic fight, Injan Joe killed the doctor and then framed Peter who was knocked unconscious. Tom and Huck were so frightened that they swore that they would never tell anyone. After Peter was arrested, Tom felt very guilty and often went to see him. At this time, everything goes wrong with Tom. Becky is angry with him and ignores him. Polly menstruation always scolds him. He feels that no one cares about him. So Tom, Huck and another child in the village went to an island by boat. But before long, they found that people in the village thought they were drowned and were searching for their bodies. Tom quietly returned to menstruation's house in the evening and found that Polly menstruation was grieving for his "death". Tom felt very ashamed. Finally, the three of them came back when the villagers held a funeral for them. When summer comes, Tom feels even more uneasy because the judge will decide on Peter's crime. Tom finally overcame his fear and selfishness, and pointed out that Injiang Joe was the murderer. But the killer escaped anyway. Later, Tom came up with another idea: looking for treasure. Tom and Huck stumbled upon Injiang Joe and a large sum of his ill-gotten wealth. But they don't know where he hid the money. When Becky and her classmates went out for a picnic, Huck learned that Injiang Joel was going to harm widow Douglas because her husband had sent him to prison. Thanks to Huck's timely warning, a tragedy was avoided, but Injiang Joe escaped again. At this time, Tom and Becky walked into a cave on a picnic, and they were trapped in it because the cave was too deep to find their way back. Once again, they met Injiang Choe in the cave. After the villagers went to great lengths to rescue Tom and Becky, they sealed the cave. Later, Tom told the villagers that Yinjiang Joe was still inside. When they found him, he had already died in the cave. The wicked got what they deserved. Tom and Huck went back to the cave again and found the hidden treasure.
content
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer describes that tom sawyer, a little boy, hates the dull living environment at home and school, and yearns for and pursues the adventurous life of outlaws. This novel satisfies the boys' deepest desire for fame, heroism, gold and silver wealth and flattery, and vividly reproduces the life scene of an American frontier town before the Civil War, which can not only make people enjoy beauty, but also greatly satisfy their nostalgia. The behavior and psychological activities of Tom and other children described by him are of universal significance and can stimulate many people's interest. The structure of the novel is also very complete. It has "four narrative units" and "four plot clues": the story of Tom and Betsy, the story of Tom and Muff Peter, the episode of Jackson Island, and a series of events leading to the discovery of wealth. These four plot clues are organically intertwined, which makes the book have a strong drama color. The psychological description of this novel is more detailed, and the narrator uses the view that an adult observes a little boy. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is really a good book to appreciate. As a memorial to American frontier life in the early years, it has very precious historical significance, and as a novel with perfect conception and vivid characters, it has high artistic value and aesthetic value.
Tom sawyer is a smart and active child, who embodies many talents such as wisdom, strategy, justice, courage and even leadership. He is a collection of multiple roles, resourceful, compassionate, disgusted with the real environment, and bent on breaking out of the shackles, becoming a hero in the outlaw and leading a life of chivalry.
Tom sawyer portrayed in the novel is an image with ideals, ambitions and worries. He is vivid and vivid, leaving a deep impression on readers. In menstruation's eyes, he is an urchin and mischievous, but she has been softened by his "resourcefulness" again and again.
He is a child with a strange imagination. He looks naughty, but he has a kind heart. Under the complicated feudal education, he appeared to be a "bad boy". People in the town are very rude to him because he is not a "model good student" in people's minds. Tom doesn't think so. He only yearns for a free life, just like a pirate looking for a novel world.
The description of the assignment of the right to paint the wall in the second chapter of the novel fully shows that Tom has outstanding leadership skills. Ben unconsciously became Tom's "captive". He not only painted the wall for Tom, but also lost his own apple in order to paint the wall. Tom was secretly happy when the children scrambled to paint the wall. In the twenty-third chapter, after a fierce ideological struggle, Tom finally bravely stood up to testify and rescued Muff Potter, which once again showed Tom's excellent character of not being afraid of violence and insisting on justice.
When Mark Twain described a group of children headed by Tom, he didn't just stay in the general description of characters, but also made a deeper description of children's psychological aspects according to their natural development.
Creation background
1In the 1970s, American capitalism entered a period of monopoly. The appearance of huge, machine-roaring factories, collectivized large-scale production combination and bold enterprising spirit have promoted the rapid development of American industry, making the polite behavior and moral self-restraint rules that prevailed in the quiet and little competition years gradually lose their shelter. Therefore, it is inevitable to abandon the gentle Victorian era. The Civil War, in particular, was like a catalyst, which not only destroyed slavery, but also accelerated the collapse of Victorian social structure, pushed young people into the trend of declaring war on tradition, and made the repressed violence that had been hidden in their bodies for a long time come out to destroy the outdated19th century society.
Influence of works
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been widely sought after since its publication. After the book was a great success, Mark Twain wrote Life on the Mississippi River (1883) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which were praised as the "Mississippi Trilogy" by later generations and restored the most authentic American society in the middle and late19th century.