Evan Lanzendorf and Parker Nagtegaal 

Tom Sawyer team Analysis

8th grade, Fitz English Fenn School, 10-19-18

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

An Analysis of the themes of mischief

Vanity working on weak head, produces every sort of mischief

Jane Austen

        Children are mischievous, it’s a fact supported by media, literature and society. The book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, clearly shows that when the protagonist Tom gets bored he get into mischief, and he gets bored a lot. Throughout the story Tom uses his guile and cunning to fool his peers, and family to do things for him. He also uses techniques of violence to achieve the goals of his mischievous escapades. 

The Wonders of Family

“The most important thing in the world is family and love”

John Wooden

Family can be a great thing. Im lucky enough to have a family that has helped me in many ways. They have been with me though the tough times in my life like losing friends, and feeling insecure about myself. But they have also been there in good times, to share my happiness, and celebrate with me. They were with me when I started at Fenn, constantly telling me “Work hard, and ask for help”. It was their way of telling me that they wanted the best for me and they would be there for me. I hope that one day, I can say that I have a family to protect and care for. To be a role model for. And to raise, and cherish, and to send off into the world to start families of their own.

Tom Sawyer and me

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it

Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Being a kid is a confusing experience. If not given the proper guidance then it’s possible that you could be led astray in your later life. Tom Sawyer is a perfect example of this. He’s constantly disobedient, he lies, and steals, and is an overall violent person. But he’s relatable. He’s had past trama. He lost his parents and in a way he lost himself and his desire to become anything else than what people expect from him. Tom Sawyer, to me represents the struggle in adolescence. The struggle of responsibility. The struggle of learning how to be an adult, and the struggle of belonging.