Analysis of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1. Themes

1.1. Racism

1.2. American Culture

1.3. Concepts of Gender/Masculinity

1.4. Loyalty

1.5. Loss of Innocense

2. Setting

2.1. America in the 1800's

2.2. A Racially Divided South

3. Main Characters

3.1. Tom Sawyer

3.2. Huckleberry Finn

3.3. Aunt Polly

3.4. Huckleberry Finn

3.5. Jim

4. Why is Tom Sawyer Still Relevant Today?

4.1. Race Issues Still Persist

4.2. Offers Complex Thoughts On Morality

4.3. Offers a glimpse into what America was like in the 1800's.