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.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
St. Petersburg, Missouri