Which of us has not read Mark Twain's books? Wonderful adventures of boys - the most memorable. As a child, I often read about
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It would seem ordinary children, but how many adventures and instructive stories! But this is a digression. Now directly the summary of "Tom Sawyer." Go ahead for the adventure!
Summary of Tom Sawyer
The novel tells about a boy who lives in a town called St. Petersburg in Missouri. The action takes place before the Civil War. The boy lives with his aunt Polly and periodically finds himself in various dubious situations, getting scolded from his aunt. In fact, the whole novel describes only a few months from the life of the boy and his friends. Playful and restless Tom constantly gets into trouble, escapes from classes. For such an offense, he is sentenced to paint the fence. Being a very inventive boy, Tom pretends that it is such a great pleasure and great honor that the boys who came to tease him, as a result, themselves beg to paint and even pay for such an opportunity. By the way, the phrase "Tom Sawyer’s affair" came from there, that is, the work that you do and even pay for it.
In addition to cunning, Tom also has a certain amount of romance, which is shown in his love for Becky Thatcher. This seemingly childish love is nevertheless tested for strength by betrayal, jealousy, bitter resentment and separation.
Summary of Tom Sawyer: Piracy and Funeral
After all these experiences, Tom and other boys (including the homeless Huck Finn) decide to go to a small island near the city, posing as pirates. There they try the first self-rolls, have fun, fish, relax. When they get bored with all this, they decide to finally return home. But having returned, they learn that in the near future their own funeral will take place, as the relatives decided that the boys drowned. Tom offers everyone to wait for the funeral, having conceived another prank, without even thinking how cruel she is.
Summary of Tom Sawyer: Murder in a Cemetery
During these events, Tom and Huck became very close. One night, they decided to go to the cemetery to remove warts. To do this, they had to throw a dead cat at the grave of a bad person. Thus, they thought that the devils who came for the deceased would take with them the cat to which the warts were attached. As a result, they become witnesses of the reprisal of the Indian Joe over the doctor. The Indian later blames the other. As a result, it comes to trial, and the boys begin to feel real fear, swearing to each other that they will never tell anyone the truth, but at the trial Tom does not restrain himself and tells about what happened.
As a result, the Indian hid, and the innocent was acquitted.
Summary of "Tom Sawyer": re-meeting with the Indian
After these events, Tom literally at one moment becomes a hero, but together with Huckleberry, he fears reprisal from the escaped Indian. While searching for the treasure (they hoped to find the lost diamonds under an abandoned tree), they accidentally discovered an abandoned hut, the boys go into it and see a lying deaf Spaniard, under whom the Indian Joe is hiding. The bandit was about to commit a crime again in relation to the widow of Douglas. The boys manage to call for help, and the Indian leaves with nothing. A widow in a fit of gratitude adopts Huckleberry.
Tom Sawyer. Summary of recent adventures
The last adventure is the renewal of the relationship between Tom and Becky. They go on a romantic date in the cave. There they are haunted by bats, they get lost and end up in a bottomless pit, from which they are selected only thanks to the ingenuity of Tom. Leaving Becky by the river, Tom tries to find and finds a way out. Becky's father orders the walled entrance to the cave, and the Indian remains buried alive in it. Liberation from a maniac celebrates the whole city, everyone is happy and contented. Later, friends find a real treasure and become rich. Here is a summary. Twain "Tom Sawyer" originally wrote for adults, but, as you already understood, this novel is very popular among children.