These are Torn Sawyer. ... Tom Sawyer is a little too much the story of a bad boy to be entirely satifying, and life on the Mississippi falls away in its final chapters, though the opening ones are magnificent. But Hucklebetty Finn, apart from the Tom Sawyerish rescue of Jim, is perfect. ... And his humor was ofter rather childish, so the critic P.Abel said:" Twain was a boy and an old man, but never was he a man." ...

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Overall many critics admire and praise Twain's work as well as many other people did and still do. ... Many critics compare the activities and personalities of the townsfolk to various features of the American character. ... Some critics emphasize the revenge theme pointing to the hypocritical and deterministic tone of the story. ... In 1876 Twain published the novel, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." ... "It was a great last short story" many critics had claimed (Milne, P 168). ...

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Overall many critics admire and praise Twain's work as well as many other people did and still do. ... Many critics compare the activities and personalities of the townsfolk to various features of the American character. ... Some critics emphasize the revenge theme pointing to the hypocritical and deterministic tone of the story. ... In 1876 Twain published the novel, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." ... "It was a great last short story" many critics had claimed (Milne, P 168). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

According to William E. Pemberton's book Exit with Honor, Ronald Reagan's youth affected the development of his personality in several ways. He grew up in the Midwest where his family struggled to survive. His father, Jack Reagan, was an alcoholic who moved Ronald's family from town to town, pursuin...

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