Many critics gave him great reviews on this short story because of the way he portrayed it to seem just as the place he studied to begin writing it over. ... Twain's earlier novels, short stories, essays, and public lectures poke fun at human imperfection with delight and cordiality. ... He has had many great short stories, essays, and etc. throughout his career. 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). ...

• Word Count: 1459
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Twain used satire to make the society on theMississippi River appear as a greedy place where values weretwisted and church was more of an entertainment than a religion.Huck and Jim's perfect life on the raft was cut short when the twofrauds came aboard. ... Huck eventuallymet up with a good friend of his, Tom Sawyer. ...

• Word Count: 1392
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

House to his adventurous holdover with Tom Sawyer and Jim at Aunt Sally's place - Twain takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride that throughout gives a number of opportunities to question the amount of realism involved. ... However, Huck realizes through a short thought process that he isn't any man's robot and that he can make decisions for himself. ...

• Word Count: 2137
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School