"An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks
knowledge" (Proverbs 18:15). Students today can learn a lot from classic novels written by older
authors, as many of them have good messages and morals hidden inside the story. Treasure
Island by Robert Luis Stevenson is an adventure tale about buccaneers and buried gold. On the
other hand, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain tells the story of a young boy and his
adventures. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a better choice than Treasure
Island by Robert Luis Stevenson for teachers to teach their students because of its interesting
characters, intelligent quotes, and insightful themes.
To begin with, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer boasts multiple …show more content…
The characters in The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer have a clear learning advantage over the characters from Treasure Island.
Next, the intelligent quotes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will be able to interest and
educate students in multiple ways. First, quotes from Treasure Island are not written well and
provide nothing that students can learn from, "Seaward Ho! Hang the treasure! It's glory of the
sea that has turned my head." As the majority of the book is written from the perspective of
pirates, quotes are not well written or intelligent, with no hidden meanings or issues that are
relevant in society today. The natural flow and style of writing in Treasure Island is dull-witted
and contributes nothing that students today can learn from. An intelligent quote from The
Adventures Of Tom Sawyer that can provide learning to students today is when Tom is listening
to religious sermons, "The glaring insincerity or these sermons was not sufficient to …show more content…
Students can learn about issues in their own lives through intelligent quotes from The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Finally, the insightful themes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is what makes the book a
classic that will interest students of any time. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer displays the
insightful theme of youth, which students can learn from and relate to, "But the elastic heart of
youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time. Tom presently began to
drift insensibly back into the concerns of this life again. What if he turned his back, now, and
disappeared mysteriously? What if he went away ever so far away, into unknown countries
beyond the seas, and never came back anymore! How would she feel then! (Chapter 8 Paragraph
2)." This quote shows that Tom is able to dream of his future without being afraid of failure or
his life moving on, he is able to dream of nay future at all, with all the time in the world to
accomplish it. Students today can learn from this because often time the future can scare people,
with the uncertainty of goals will become true as well as dreams, but Tom is able to
knowledge" (Proverbs 18:15). Students today can learn a lot from classic novels written by older
authors, as many of them have good messages and morals hidden inside the story. Treasure
Island by Robert Luis Stevenson is an adventure tale about buccaneers and buried gold. On the
other hand, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain tells the story of a young boy and his
adventures. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a better choice than Treasure
Island by Robert Luis Stevenson for teachers to teach their students because of its interesting
characters, intelligent quotes, and insightful themes.
To begin with, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer boasts multiple …show more content…
The characters in The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer have a clear learning advantage over the characters from Treasure Island.
Next, the intelligent quotes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will be able to interest and
educate students in multiple ways. First, quotes from Treasure Island are not written well and
provide nothing that students can learn from, "Seaward Ho! Hang the treasure! It's glory of the
sea that has turned my head." As the majority of the book is written from the perspective of
pirates, quotes are not well written or intelligent, with no hidden meanings or issues that are
relevant in society today. The natural flow and style of writing in Treasure Island is dull-witted
and contributes nothing that students today can learn from. An intelligent quote from The
Adventures Of Tom Sawyer that can provide learning to students today is when Tom is listening
to religious sermons, "The glaring insincerity or these sermons was not sufficient to …show more content…
Students can learn about issues in their own lives through intelligent quotes from The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Finally, the insightful themes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is what makes the book a
classic that will interest students of any time. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer displays the
insightful theme of youth, which students can learn from and relate to, "But the elastic heart of
youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time. Tom presently began to
drift insensibly back into the concerns of this life again. What if he turned his back, now, and
disappeared mysteriously? What if he went away ever so far away, into unknown countries
beyond the seas, and never came back anymore! How would she feel then! (Chapter 8 Paragraph
2)." This quote shows that Tom is able to dream of his future without being afraid of failure or
his life moving on, he is able to dream of nay future at all, with all the time in the world to
accomplish it. Students today can learn from this because often time the future can scare people,
with the uncertainty of goals will become true as well as dreams, but Tom is able to