The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

At a point when he is scornfully shunned by his classmate and beloved Becky, Tom Sawyer, the mischievous young orphan wants to escape the village of St. Petersburg, where he lives with his Aunt Polly. He dreams of his future, tempted by the twists of his youthful, vivid imagination. A persistent truant, he has tried all sorts of adventurous acts, bouncing from one irresponsible misdeed to another, and even attending his own funeral!
However, Tom is not only a troublemaker; he also shows signs of maturity and responsibility. He nobly gets whipped to protect Becky for having ripped the teacher’s anatomy book, and when lost in the cave, he generously and bravely takes care of her till they find an exit. He also collaborates to find the outlaw and murderer Injun Joe.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is one of the most celebrated works of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who is more known by his penname Mark Twain (1835–1910).