2014年7月16日水曜日

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


Today I read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

 Tom Sawyer is ten years old. He lives in aunt Polly and his half-brother,Sid.Tom dirties his clothes and is made to whitewash the fence the next day, as a punishment. He cleverly persuaded his friends to trade his small treasures for the privilege of doing his work.
 Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town. And he persuade her to get "engaged" by kissing him.However their romance collapse when she learns Tom has been " engaged" previously, to a girl named Amy Lawrence. Tom accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.
 Tom, Huck, and Joe Harper run away to an island.While enjoying their new-found freedom, the boys become aware that the community is sounding the river.Tom sneaks back home one night so that observe the commotion.after a little moment Tom is struck by the idea of appearing at his own funeral.
 Back in school,Tom gets himself back in Becky`s favor after he nobly accepts the blame for a book she has rippedSoon, Muff Potter's trial begins, in which Tom testifies against Injun Joe. Potter is acquitted, but Injun Joe flees the courtroom through a window. Tom then begins to fear for his life as Injun Joe is at large and can easily find him.
 Summer is coming,Tom and Huck go hunting for buried treasure in a haunted house. Peering through holes in the floor, they see Injun Joe disguised as a deaf-mute Spaniard; Injun Joe and his companion plan to bury some stolen treasure of their own. From their hiding spot, Tom and Huck wriggle with delight at the prospect of digging it up. Huck begins to shadow Injun Joe nightly, watching for an opportunity to nab the gold. 
 As Tom and Becky wander the extensive cave complex for the next few days, Tom one day accidentally encounters Injun Joe, although the boy is not seen by his nemesis. Eventually, he finds a way out, and the two children are joyfully welcomed back by their community. When Tom hears of the sealing several days later and directs a posse to the cave, they find the corpse of Joe just inside the sealed entrance, starved to death.
A week later, having deduced on Injun Joe's presence at McDougal's Cave that the villain must have hidden the stolen gold inside, Tom takes Huck to the cave and they find the box of gold, the proceeds of which are invested for them. The Widow Douglas adopts Huck, and, when Huck attempts to escape civilized life, Tom tricks him into thinking if Huck returns to the widow, he can join Tom's robber band. Reluctantly, Huck agrees and goes back to the Widow Douglas.

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