Tom Sawyer Boyhood Essay

Mark Twain’s boyhood novel has been viewed with a great deal of admiration. Many dimensions were captivated in a comic idyll of boyhood. His fictional characters were idealized as the typical all around American boy, who did not have a care in the world, except whitewashing fences and fishing along the Mississippi River. Twain painted a fantasy world that many Americans readers found hard to understand. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn’s world depicted two young boys fleeing from the school house, church, and running in and out of private dwelling using lies or whatever means necessary to get by. The towns that were visited by Tom were void of complete town settings. The entire story is a boy’s story with encounters up’s and down the Mississippi …show more content…
His Aunt Polly tried to raise him the best she could with help of teachers, and other clergy. Tom was a rebel everywhere he went as he played games, jokes, and used superstition to frighten people. He created his own boyish world with little repercussion. The story seems to cover four parts; boyhood & youth, early manhood, The Battle of the Life, and lastly age 37 to 40?. This story is told from the imagination of a boy who did not want to grow …show more content…
But Tom, does not show any remorsefulness at all, instead he continues to manipulate in a humorous way, which affects Aunt Polly’s trust towards him. Tom Sawyer received various types of discipline structure to address his bad behavior. The small town community came together in help raising their children, although Tom continued on his vindictive pleasures, just to keep a smile on his face or some young lady’s. Clearly, Tom is a Dennis to Menace in this play, which leads to more destruction as he continues to grow up. Like many children growing up without their biological parents, some find different ways in dealing with negative emotions. For Tom Sawyer, not having his parents around seemed to suppress his feeling down inside, but reflect his cry through random