Mattie Seals In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

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Mattie Seals The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is the book I chose to read this summer. An American classic filled with history, one of my favorite topics, a valid reason to make my decision on this book.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy that is an unknown age creating a more relatable aspect to the story. Tom has a personality consisting of being mischievous, adventuresome, imaginative, and enterprising, all of which causes him trouble making them weaknesses. As for Tom’s strengths he easily adapts to new ways of life like when he became a pirate, he is confident, he has courage, he is optimism, and he is patient. One place of setting is the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. “…poor shabby village

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