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Book Assessment: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - College Essays

Book Assessment: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Book Assessment

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Memory

There were many memorable moments in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but I thought that one part stood out. That moment was when Tom convinced his friends to whitewash his fence for him, which he was supposed to do. He tricked them by pretending that whitewashing was fun, and making the boys want to whitewash for him. Eventually, they even asked to pay Tom to let them whitewash.

“There was no lack of material; boys happened along every little while; they came to jeer, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was fagged out, Tom had traded the next chance to Billy Fisher for a kite in good repair, and when he played ...

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Cognition

There were many plots in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but I decided to go with the murder of Dr. Robinson and Injun Joe’s treasure as the main one, and added important details from the smaller plots, like Tom and Becky encountering Injun Joe in the caves.

Exposition

Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy living in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.

Call to Action

Tom and Huck sight Injun Joe, Dr. Robinson, and Muff Potter at the graveyard.

Rising Action

Tom and Huck witness Dr. Robinson’s death at the hands of Injun Joe; the search for the boys’ bodies in the river when they leave for Jackson’s Island; Tom’s testimony on the day of Muff Potter’s trial; Tom and Huck’s run-in with Injun Joe in the Haunted House; Tom and Becky getting lost in the cave.

Climax

Huck hears of Injun Joe’s plan to kill the Widow Douglas, and Tom spies on Injun Joe when he is stranded with Becky in the cave.

Falling Action

Huck saves the ...

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Added: 2/15/2014 06:41:53 PM
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