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Log #1 Caitlin Smith __The Adventures of Tom Sawyer __ Mark Twain Pgs. 0-49 3-16-11

__The Adventures of Tom Sawyer__ takes places in a setting along the Mississippi River. Tom, a mischievous young boy, has a great imagination and entertains himself with everything. He lives with his Aunt Polly and his cousin Sid after his mom had passed away. He ditches school and gets caught often, so his aunt tries to punish Tom by painting or whitewashing fences, yet he seems to always find a way around it. He has to attend school during the weekdays and Sunday school for church. Tom meets a girl named Becky, and Tom immediately begins to have a crush on her. Later, he meets a boy named Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town's drunkard. That night the two boys sneak into the graveyard convinced they will see devils. Three men apporach. One, Dr. Robinson, they recognize. The men bicker and break out of a fight resulting in a stabbed man and a man unconscious.

So far while reading this book, I am enjoying it. It is fun to see how life was like for children 1800s. Their parents are so carefree and the kids walk around and enjoy themselves all day long. Their work is minimum, but they do start at a pretty young age. I like how the author mentions himself during the book, and relates it to his own life and friends. He makes you want to continue reading the book with his use of southern-style culture and language he interprets into it. Another thing I like about reading this book so far is that Mark Twain makes it feel like you are in the adventure with Tom and Huck too. He goes into detail so you can exactly picture the setting in Twain’s mind too. 1. The author says in the preface how he based this story on himself and his three friends 2. A popular song “Buffalo Gals” 3. [|Whitewashing fences] 4. Cardiff Hill and Mont Blanc 5. Close-buttoned blue cloth roundabout; necktie

Caitlin Smith __The Adventures of Tom Sawyer__ Mark Twain Log #2 The murder from the night before was investigated and the police accused the wrong man for murder. Tom knows this and he feels bad for Mr.

Potter, who is in jail. Tom delivers him small gifts to him in his jail cell. Soon Becky becomes ill and Tom goes into depression. Aunt Polly notices

this and doesn't know what to do with Tom so she tries to talk to him. Tom doesn't want to be bothered with these types of questions from his

aunt and decides he needs to get away for a while. Tom, Huck, and Loe Harper set off on an adventure to Jackson Island three miles down [|Mississippi River.] The boys set up camp on the island. The catch fish in the springs, find turtle eggs, and build rafts. Huck even teaches the two

boys how to smoke. The boys become homesick after living on the island for a few days and make their way home. The town is gathered at the

chapel for the boys funeral, but luckily everyone is jumping for joy when they show up on their own funerals.

I have enjoyed this book so far. It seems very fun to live the life of Tom Sawyer for a day. He is so adventurous and it is a page turner, especially

during the scene where Tom and Huck are in the graveyard watching this fight and at the same time trying not to be seen. I can’t wait to see what

the climax is. The only thing that I don’t like is that Tom acts older than they said he is supposed to be. They are all around the age of ten, yet are

smoking. Yes it was different in the 1840s but it still seems odd to me.
 * 1) Balm of Gilead
 * 2) “Red Handed” nickname
 * 3) Mississippi River trade during the 1840s
 * 4) Birch wood
 * 5) Habitat for tutrle eggs

Caitlin Smith __The Adventures of Tom Sawyer__ Mark Twain Log #3 This section of the book opens when Tom returns from the island and gets scolded by Aunt Polly for not letting her know he was ok. She was in the middle if [|making jam] to be sold at the market, becomes interrupted, and becomes even more mad at Tom. At school,

Tom makes Becky jealous with Amy and in return Becky makes Tom jealous with Alfred, the boy who Tom hates. Tom has a dream that he told

to Aunt Polly when he returned about a vision he saw of his family. Aunt Polly’s friend tells her Tom is lying, but then Polly finds a letter in Tom’s

jacket proving Tom to be true. Tom stands up for Becky in class and they become friends again. It is now summer and Tom and Huck have to go

to trial for the murder that happened earlier spring. Tom tells the truth to the judge and becomes a hero for his town.

I thought this part of the book was more sad and depressing than happy. Tom and Becky get into fights as well as Tom and Aunt Polly. I feel for

Tom because no one believes him in anything he says, including his teacher. Everyone assumes he is just the troublemaker when really he has

feelings too. It was good that Tom stood up for what was right at the trial, showing he can also make good wise choices in his life too. Thankfully,

the judge believes Tom and Huck. 1. Jackson’s Island 2. sycamore 3. half-cured leaf tobacco 4. old-hundred song 5. Milum apple

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Tom was recently announced a hero in the town for telling what really happened on the night of the murder in the graveyard. He loves the feeling of fame and decides that he wants to set out to find a treasure and maybe resemble a hero again. He and Huck set out to dig up treasure, but they have no luck. When they decide to check the haunted house, two men enter downstairs and Tpm immmediately recognizes Injun Joes voice. While Tom and Huck watch through the floorboard, Injun Joe and his friend use the boys tools to dig up an iron chest of gold from the floorboards. The sense someone else is in the house so they decide to take the treasure with them. Later that week Tom and Becky decide to spend the day together having a picnic and exploring the caves. They end up getting very lost and and become stuck in the cave for a day now. As Tom is trying to find a passageway out, he stumbles on Injun Joe. Thankfully he doesn't see him and eventually Tom and Becky find an escape. Tom and Huck go back the next day determined that the treasure is in the cave. Sure enough they find the treasure and get to keep the money, and Huck also receives a home. Injun Joe is found in the cave two weeks later starved to death.