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【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e if we pay attention to the difference between the life of a pirate and a child, especially when the child has little freedom in choosing his lifestyle. Anyhow, Tom Sawyer is a tough and persistent boy. He dares to fight with the social rules, the adult’s authority and hypocrisy. He never stops making efforts to get free and live in his own way .The reason why people worship Tom Sawyer from generation to generation is that people’s dream for freedom and goodness never die easily.Chapter 1 Tom Sawyer’s Innocence and RomanceLike every child, Tom Sawyer is innocent and carefree. Also like every child, He has a good, pure, and clean world in his heart. Mark Twain puts emphasize on describing his innocence and romance. He did is innocence, even he can do nothing but to play in adults’ eyes. However, his innocence is full of romance. A. Tom Sawyer’s InnocenceThe world in children’s eyes is pure and simple. They always explain the things happened around them with their innocent mind, and they think with their unique simplicity. In this novel, Mark Twain has skillfully shaped Tom Sawyer as a standard bad boy, one who owns the traits that can be seen in the other average kids. Whatever situation Tom meets, he can successfully solve them by his own means.Generally, children indulge themselves in playing games, which is true for both boys and girls. In their opinion, there is nothing in the world that is more attractive and exciting than being allowed to play as long as they possibly can. Tom Sawyer owns various kinds of toys, and he takes much pride in showing his wealth in front of his pals. He prepares for exchange whenever he finds there is something better than he has on hand. One Saturday morning，Aunt Polly orders Tom to whitewash the board fence which stretches for almost thirty yards. This is a hard punishment for Tom’s naughty behavior happened the day before. He thought the task almost impossible for him. Moreover, his friends would be crazy to make fun of him, and this thought of it burnt him like fire. “He got out his worldly wealth and examined it—bits of toys,marbles,and trash。 enough to buy an exchange of work, maybe ,but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom.” [1] He signs to Jim, a little slave, with a tin pail. Jim knows that Tom’s most hateful work is to bring water from the town pump before. However, at this time, he would like to try to make a deal with him. He says that he will fetch the water if Jim will whitewash some. However, Jim refuses Tom’s proposal, because Aunt Poly has already told him that he must do his job by his own and leave Tom away. Tom fails in this exchange, after he wants to try to persuade Jim again .Then he begins to tempt Jim with his toy, which would be a big lure to Jim. He tells Jim his bargaining chip is a white alley, what’s more, he will show Jim his sore toe, which is truly a powerful attraction for Jim. The deal is done, only if Aunt Polly does not notice. “In another moment he was flying down the street with his pail and a tingling rear, Tom was whitewashing with vigor, and Aunt Polly was retiring from the field with a slipper in her hand and triumph in her eye.” （P308） To//8m’s reaction against Aunt Polly’s punishment perfectly shows his innocence, eagerness for freedom, and loveliness. Mark Twain describes the children’s innocent and pure inner world from the adult’s viewpoint, and makes us recall our childhood where no hypocrite exists. In this novel, Tom Sawyer’s ability of making himself happy is impressive. Anything can bee his toys, such as stone, tooth, frog, and even a tick. In a sleepy noon, the air is dead, and no wind outside. Tom feels deserted, then his hands search for a box in his pocket, he opens the box, there is a tick inside. Tom sets the tick free, and the tick begins to move around the desk. Tom’s bosom friend, Joe Harper, feels like just as the same. He is desperately eager to join Tom’s entertainment. Tom allows Joe to join in the entertainment, and he then draws a line in the middle of the desk, which means they will play it in sequence. Tom says: “as long as he is on your side you can stir him up and I’ll let him alone。 but if you let him get away and get on my side, you’re too alone as long as I can keep him from crossing over.” (P362)Tom makes this rule to guide their entertainment. However, the game goes out of their prediction, because the tick does not run cross the line to Tom’s side. By and by, Tom sits there angrily, as the tick remains at Joe Harbor’s desk. He glowers at Joe having a lot of fun and he could do nothing but watching what is happening. In the end, Tom breaks the rule and fight against Joe. “A tremendous whack came down on Tom’s shoulders and its duplicate on Joe’s。 and for the space of two minutes the dust continued to fly from the two jackets and the whole school to enjoy it.”(P363)It is very difficult to describe children’s behavior so vividly from the adult perspective, but Mark Twain has done it well. In the story Tom fights against his bosom friend, we can realize that the friendship is quite different for children when paring with the adult friendship. What makes the children’s friendship tight is they can share the happiness. When it is impossible for them to share fun, the friendship will break up. In this regard, Mark Twain expresses his desire for true, pure friendship. But this relationship may not exist in the adult world, as adults are hypocritical and snobbish, even some of them are trained to be, and the rests are forced to be.B. Tom Sawyer’s RomanceEvery adult has his own memory of childhood. And every adult has his own way of romance. Such as, the first time to see a girl ,the first time to talk with the girl he liked, even the first time to kiss . All of this is unforgettable and romance. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain managers his delicate pen well to delineate Tom’s ro