Tom Sawyer Final Essay

Author's Note: This is the Final Essay. Even though the book wasn't that good I managed to make a pretty good essay.

       When kids are young they often wish they were adults. They can eat whatever they want, they can drive, and it seems like they can do whatever they want. But Tom, the main character in Tom Sawyer, knows that childhood is short and it must be enjoyed. Throughout the book Tom makes new friends and has some awesome adventures. He is a typical boy with excitement, danger, and crushes. In this book he especially learns about crushes and what it’s like to “be in love”.
      “I’m in love,” Tom thinks when he first sees Amy Lawrence. In chapter 3 we get introduced to Amy Lawrence, the girl Tom thinks he’s in love with. Tom will do anything for Amy. He continues to try and impress her and nothing seems to work. You might be thinking this is the part in the story when Tom finds out that Amy likes him, but Mark Twain puts a twist on the story. Tom always gets in trouble with his teacher and this time his punishment is sitting by the girls. But because Tom is such a flirt the punishment is more of a reward. Tom forgets all about Amy, so he turns on his flirty attitude. He starts to impress a new girl named Becky. After only one day Tom realizes that he’s not in love with Amy he’s in love with Becky.
            During the book Tom and Becky have an up and down relationship. The first mistake Tom makes is telling Becky that he loved Amy once. She gets mad and breaks up with him. But they eventually get back together when Tom takes the punishment that’s meant for Becky. Together they go on many adventures that aren’t always good. In chapter 29 Becky and Tom go into a cave and get lost. The whole town is looking for them and they aren’t found. Becky and Tom think they are going to die in the cave but Tom finds a way out.
            I think everyone could relate to this book. Everyone has had a harmless crush at sometime in their life. When I got to chapter 6 I thought it was really funny. It reminded me of my friends and how they change crushes so much. If you are really in love you don’t change who you love a day later. It was also funny that Tom knew he was in love even though he had never talked to Amy he had only seen her once.
           This book showed us that childhood should be enjoyed. At the end of the book Tom and Becky had been through a lot and even though Tom had a complicated relationship with Becky in the end it was harmless. Even though it was harmless Tom will always remember his first crush.

Chapter 6 Prompt

 Authors note: This is a essay that was assigned. I did mine on Chapter 6 and why it's important to the book.

As you read the first chapters of Tom Sawyer you start to get a feel of the book. Chapter 6 really introduces us to Tom and what kind of boy he is. In this chapter Tom has his first love and we get introduced to more important characters. Tom’s adventures only start to begin as Tom meets new people.

                In chapter 6 we learn a little bit about Tom. The chapter starts out with Tom faking sick, just like every little boy has probably done at least once. Tom continues the act until Aunt Polly realizes that it’s all fake, and makes him go to school. Tom sulks to school and meets up with Huckleberry Finn and together they talk about swinging a cat over their head to remove warts, and they plan an adventure that will lead them to more trouble. Tom continues on his way but when he gets to school he realizes he’s late, again. His teacher gets mad and makes him sit by the girls. Tom finds that a treat and meets a girl named Becky. He soon realizes that he loves Becky and they plan to meet up again.

                You can already see that Tom is quite a character. From lying to flirting Tom knows that no matter what trouble he gets in everything will work out ok. The only thing standing in Tom’s way is Aunt Polly. Aunt Polly knows everything that Tom does but she can never get him to confess. Aunt Polly is only one of the many characters that get talked about in this chapter. We get introduced to Huck and his crazy lifestyle. We also get introduced to Becky Tom’s “love of his life”.

                Throughout this book the chapters have been varying between romance and tragedy. Chapter 6 though, happens to be comedy.  The plot of the chapter kind of fits the plot line. It starts with Tom trying to trick Aunt Polly by saying he’s sick. The main conflict is when Tom Sawyer is late for school and he gets a whipping and he has to sit by the girls. The resolution is Tom likes to sit by the girls and he decides he likes a girl named Becky. The ending is happier then the comedy plot line. Tom is happy because he and Becky planned a drawing lesson for the next day.

                Even though all the symbols I have don’t fit the comedy plot I still know it’s comedy. Nothing too scary or serious happens so I know that the mode isn’t irony. The chapter wasn’t that sad and the chapter definitely did not end in death/death symbolism so tragedy would not work. The only mode that it could possibly be besides comedy would be romance. The only reason it could be romance was when Tom realized he loved Becky and he wanted to marry her. But otherwise the chapter wasn’t a fantasy vision. So, in conclusion I’m pretty sure comedy is the mode for chapter 6.    

                 As you read farther in the book you will see that Tom and his friends have some crazy adventures. Whether it’s seeing a murder or getting stuck in a cave Tom will always be ok. Tom is a boy with a crazy imagination and nothing is too far out of reach for him. He might experience some bumps along the way but his childhood will be something he will remember forever.

The Lunchroom

Authors Note: I just got back from lunch so I'm going to write a poem about lunch.

Crackle, pop, crunch,
It's 12:00 and time for lunch

They're all ready to eat,
So they run in and take a seat,

There are so many choices,
and so many voices,

 All of the kids are snacking,
bags of chips are cracking

When lunch finally ends,
They say goodbye to their friends

They must not be late,
Teachers don't like to wait.