Ibelievethatoneofthefactorsthatmakesapieceofliteratureorevenamovieamasterpieceishowwellthereadercanrelatetothestory。Thisisdefinitelyabookeveryonecanrelateto。
TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisaliterarymasterpieces，writtenin1876bythefamousauthorMarkTwain。TomSawyerisamischievousyoungboywholivesinthesmalltownontheMississippiRivercalledSt。Petersburg。Thestorylineissimple，thebookreadslikeabiographyoramemoirofasummerinTomSawyer'slife。
TomSawyerseemstobetheprecursorofandthetemplateformisfitkidssuchasDennistheMenace，MalcolmintheMiddle，andCalvinandHobbs。WhatmakesthisstorygreatisthatTomSawyerrepresentseverythingthatisgreataboutchildhood。ThebookisfilledwithTom'sadventuresplayingpiratesandwarwithhisfriendJoeHarper。Tomhasatrustedfriend，HuckFinn，whofewoftheadultsapproveof。Thebookisfilledwithideasofhowtheworldworks，suchashowpiratesandrobberswork，thataresoinnocent，theycouldonlycomefromachild。Itisastoryfilledwithaction，adventure，ingeniousideas，love，andschoolyardpolitics。Thewholestoryisseeminglyacomplicationofwhatpeopledidorwishtheydidduringtheirchildhood。
Thebookisalittledifficulttoreadatfirst。Personally，ittakesmealittlewhiletogetusedtothe19thcenturydialectinthebook。OtherthanreferringtopersonsofAfricandecentinderogatoryterms(whichI'msureusestermsevenyoungchildrenalreadyknow)，thebookwouldbeanenjoyablereadforpeopleofallages。Ihighlyrecommendthisbookforanyonelookingtofeelyoungagain，ifjustforafewhundredpages。
