Tom Sawyer Analysis
Analysis
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by Samuel Clemens,
or better known as Mark Twain. Clemens lived a rich and eventful
life, which covered the years 1835-1910. He had many unique
experiences before his first book, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County, was published in 1867, including stints as a printer,
a steamboat pilot, a gold prospector, a journalist in Nevada and San
Francisco during the height of the Gold Rush, and a renowned
lecturer, known for his story-telling and stage presence. He was
married to Olivia Langdon for 34 years, until her death in 1904, and
fathered three daughters–Susy, Clara, Jean.
Under the pen name Mark Twain, Sam Clemens published over
30 works of literature–encompassing satire, historical fiction, short
stories, and nonfiction. Many of his writings have reached the
pinnacles of American and world literature, including the timeless
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The
Prince and the Pauper, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s
Court. Besides these easily recognized classics, Twain wrote five
fascinating Travelogues, detailing his experiences in the western
United States, along the Mississippi River, in Europe, the Mideast, and
Asia. Lesser-known gems of Twain?s catalogue are a detailed history
of Joan of Arc, excerpts from the personal Diaries if Adam and Eve,
and Letters
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