One of the many questions I would like answered is whether Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, views the past through “rose-colored glasses.” This would mean that he makes it seem like everything is great all the time and that nothing bad ever happens. First of all, the boys, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, witness a murder. A MURDER! Now, if someone was putting a time period through rose-colored glasses, they sure would not mention something so frightening and shady. Another thing to bring to light is the fact that the boys, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Joe all smoke. If rose-colored glasses means saying all things are great in every aspect, this should not be included in this novel, because smoking is very bad in my
