Thomas Sawyer
Frontispiece of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
First appearance	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Last appearance	Tom Sawyer, Detective
Created by	Mark Twain
Episode count	900
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Nickname(s)	Tom
Aliases	Tom Sawyer
Gender	Male
Age	12
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Tom Sawyer (fictional character 'born' circa 1833) is the protagonist and title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 Novel about a young boy growing up in the Antebellum South He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894), and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American Humorist Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer Abroad is a novel by Mark Twain published in 1894. Tom Sawyer Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876 Adventures

Sawyer also appears in at least three unfinished Twain works, Huck and Tom Among the Indians, Schoolhouse Hill, and Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy. The Mysterious Stranger is an Unfinished work written by the American author Mark Twain that was worked on periodically from While all three uncompleted works were posthumously published, only Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy boasts a complete plot, as Twain abandoned the other two works after only finishing a few chapters.

The fictional character's name may have derived from a real life Tom Sawyer with whom Twain was acquainted in San Francisco, California while Twain was employed as a reporter at the San Francisco Call. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city [1] The character himself is an amalgam of three boys Twain knew while growing up^[1].

The name Sawyer is derived from the Mississippi river pilot's term for a "tree in the bed of the river with its branches reaching the surface and moving up and down with the current". Mark Twain was a river pilot and much of the adventures of his character, Tom Sawyer, derive from this experience. Most adventures in the book really occurred, with one or two Twain's own. The rest were experiences of boys who were schoolmates of Twain.

Synopsis

Tom Sawyer is a cunning, playful boy. He seems to be a showoff and likes to show his authority over other boys. He is around twelve years old as gathered from hints in Twain's works. Tom is supposed to represent the carefree and wonderful world of boyhood in the early-mid 1800s. His best friends include Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom's infatuation with Rebecca (alias Becky) Thatcher is apparent. Limerence, as posited by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, is an involuntary Cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic He has a half-brother, Sid, a cousin, Mary, and his aunt is known as Aunt Polly, all with whom he lives. Tom is Aunt Polly's dead sister's son. It is unknown how Tom's mother died.

Among the adventures Tom gets himself into are going pirating with Huck Finn And Joe Harper. He also stumbles upon Injun Joe's crime in which Widow Douglass is almost killed, and where thousands of gold rounds were involved. Mark Twain 's series of books featuring the Fictional characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn include The Adventures of Tom He also gets trapped with Becky Thacher, his "fiancée," in a cave. After which, Injun Joe dies, and Huck gets adopted by the widow.

Appearances in works by other creators

In 1968/1969 there appeared a half cartoon/half live action series The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Tom Sawyer; Becky Thatcher, and Huckleberry Finn chased by Injun Joe (the psycho). The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a half-hour live-action/animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions on NBC Primetime

Tom Sawyer appears as an adult in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, where his characterization is based loosely on his appearance in Tom Sawyer, Detective. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 film loosely based on the Comic book Limited series of the same name. Tom Sawyer Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876 Adventures He is portrayed by Shane West. Shane West (born June 10, 1978) is an American Actor and Singer.

"The adventures of Commy Cinya and Minion Sawyer" A book where the arch villain, Cinya, conquers closeby lands through use of her evil communist powers is also loosely tied in with the character.

He appears in an episode of Fairly Odd Parents, "Shelf Life," as a bad boy from Missouri.

He appears in the Futurama episode The Day the Earth Stood Stupid. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" is the seventh episode in season three of Futurama. In the episode Fry goes through multiple famous stories to stop the Big Brain. He tricks the Big Brain into whitewashing his fence for him, as famously portrayed in the book. . Tom Sawyer

In the episode Simpsons Tall Tales Bart Simpson and Nelson play the role of Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in the third segment of the episode. " Simpsons Tall Tales " is the season finale and twenty-first episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. Huckleberry Finn is also referenced in the episode The Boy Who Knew Too Much, with a plot similar to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. " The Boy Who Knew Too Much " is the 20th episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 Novel about a young boy growing up in the Antebellum South

The band Rush performs a song titled Tom Sawyer, which has also been covered by New York rock band Mindless Self Indulgence. " Tom Sawyer " is a 1981 song by Canadian Progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain 's literary character Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI) is a New York-based Shock rock band

In the ABC series Lost, the character James Ford adopted the nickname 'Sawyer' after a confidence man (aliased as Tom Sawyer) made his dad kill himself and his mother. Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. James Ford, better known by the alias " Sawyer " is a Fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by He sought to seek revenge and became a confidence man himself. Also, like Tom Sawyer, he is from the southern United States.

Disney released a movie in 1995 titled Tom and Huck, starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro as the title characters respectively. Tom and Huck is a 1995 Disney film starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Joey Stinson, and Rachael Leigh

Puerto Rican Reggaeton duo, Calle 13 mention Tom Sawyer on their hit, 'Atrevete' (Dare). Reggaeton (also spelled reggaetón, and known as reguetón and reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular Calle 13 is a Spanish cable/satellite channel Owned by Universal Studios Networks Spain Calle 13 promotes itself as a channel of suspense and action and its One line says, "El gori' que ha brinca'o mas charcos que Tom Sawyer", meaning "The gorilla that has jumped more puddles than Tom Sawyer".

In Binbou danshi (Bonbi men) Japanese drama, the 6th episode talks about how the story applies to life

Tom's relationship with Becky Thatcher is debunked in the novel "Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher" by Lenore Hart.

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