Tom Sawyer

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Tom Sawyer is a mischievous and imaginative boy from Mark Twain’s classic American novels, known for his adventurous exploits along the Mississippi River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
antagonist Injun Joe
appearsIn Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom Sawyer, Detective
appearsInAdaptation stage adaptations
various film adaptations
various television adaptations
associatedWith Hannibal, Missouri
Mississippi River
auntOrGuardian Aunt Polly
basedOn Hannibal, Missouri
closeFriend Huckleberry Finn
cousin Mary
creator Mark Twain
culturalStatus iconic figure of American literature
education local school in St. Petersburg
firstPublicationYear 1876
friend Ben Rogers
Joe Harper
gender male
halfBrother Sid
hasPet a dog (in various episodes)
knownFor discovering Injun Joe’s treasure
getting lost in McDougal’s Cave
whitewashing a fence
witnessing a murder in a graveyard
languageOfWork English
literaryGenre Bildungsroman
adventure fiction
literaryMovement American realism
loveInterest Becky Thatcher
nationality American
notableScene attending his own funeral
testifying in court against Injun Joe
occupation schoolboy
personalityTrait adventurous
imaginative
mischievous
residence Hannibal, Missouri
surface form: St. Petersburg, Missouri
setting Mississippi River valley
surface form: Mississippi River region
symbolizes American boyhood
youthful freedom
timePeriod mid-19th century

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Joe Harper appearsWith Tom Sawyer
Becky Thatcher associatedWith Tom Sawyer
Judge Thatcher associatedWith Tom Sawyer
Aunt Sally Phelps auntOf Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly caresFor Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1973 film) character Tom Sawyer
Sid contrastsWith Tom Sawyer
Sid Sawyer contrastsWith Tom Sawyer
Mary cousinOf Tom Sawyer
Tom and Huck Statue depicts Tom Sawyer
Injun Joe enemyOf Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly feelsEmotionToward Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn friendOf Tom Sawyer
Muff Potter friendOf Tom Sawyer
Aunt Sally Phelps guardianOf Tom Sawyer
Sid Sawyer halfBrotherOf Tom Sawyer
Joe Harper hasFriend Tom Sawyer
subject surface form: St. Petersburg, Missouri
Aunt Polly hasRelative Tom Sawyer
Sid hasRelative Tom Sawyer
Sid Sawyer hasRelative Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1973 film) hasTitle Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly parentalRoleTo Tom Sawyer
Jeff East portrayed Tom Sawyer
Judge Thatcher protects Tom Sawyer
Aunt Sally Phelps relativeOf Tom Sawyer
Mary relativeOf Tom Sawyer
Silas Phelps relativeOf Tom Sawyer
Muff Potter savedByTestimonyOf Tom Sawyer
Sid siblingOf Tom Sawyer
Sid Sawyer siblingOf Tom Sawyer
Injun Joe threatens Tom Sawyer
Silas Phelps trusts Tom Sawyer