This is Tom Sawyer continued. Yes, its late, but I refinished it today. Having finished it already but, having forgotten it, I realized I'd have to read it again in order to get this blog done. :)
Tom Sawyer is now a successful conman. Just as I predicted, the terrible little boy is now rich. He found the money with Huck Finn ( who deserves the money..maybe). While being a bad child he found loot in a cave... He was not even supposed to be there yet, he got the money. As usual they were ever so happy to get him back. His Aunt is much to forgiving. When he disappears in the river with the boys and comes back just in time to see his own funeral she cries. She cries because she is so happy to see him, I might to but still every time is bad she cries and says it's alright don't worry I love you. She never really discourages his make believe and mischief. That is bad parenting. Hey... what happened to his family? They aren't ever mentioned in the book. There's no father, no mother, no cousins, no grandparents, in fact the only relative mentioned is his story is elderly Aunt Polly. Why did Mark Twain leave the family out? To restricting for his style? Maybe. Huck Finn only has a drunk father. It could just be easier to write a story when there are less authority characters involved.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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6/6 fantastic entries for 3/31/09
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have your life back and can blog now so well and thoroughly!
On the issue of no authority figures--ever notice that in most TV/film/book stories about young people, the authorities are very much out of the picture unless the story is about that relationship with authority? I wonder why....