Book report "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain tells the story of Tom, an imaginative and troublesome young boy who never misses a chance to go adventure. The story takes place in the mid-19th century in St. Petersburg, Missouri. The novel has several themes, including love, imagination, rebellion, and superstition. One of the major themes that the author talks about in this book is childhood love. Tom felt many emotions when he first met Becky Thatcher. As the book says: “He worshiped this new angel with a furtive eye, until he noticed that she had discovered him; then he pretended not to know that she was present and began to "show up" in all sorts of childish nonsense. ways, in order to win his admiration. (p.17) Then he tries to get Becky's attention with a doorknob and, out of excitement, accidentally mentions his former love interest, Amy Lawrence, causing the relationship to break down. To show us the pain Betty is going through, the author carefully chooses her words to show us how powerful love is. The statement: “So she (Becky) sat down to cry again and scold herself; and at that time the scholars began to gather again, and she had to hide her sorrow and soothe her broken heart and take the cross a long way. dreary and painful afternoon, without any of the strangers around her to exchange her sorrows with. (p.52) explains the previous fact. For an end-of-year exploration, Tom's whole class goes on a field trip to a cave. When Tom and Becky realize they are lost in the caves, he constantly strains to console her and give her some hope for their escape. The passage from page 187: “He sat down beside her and put his arms around her; she buried her face in his bosom, she clung to him, she poured out her terrors, her useless regrets, and the distant echoes transformed them all too. mocking laughter. » reminds us of a love existing between the two children. Besides his love for Becky, Tom also loves his Aunt Polly and sees her as if she were his own mother. Even though Tom uses every trick in his book to manipulate or deceive his aunt, he doesn't want to hurt her. When Aunt Polly accuses Tom of lying about his dream, he agrees but says he kissed her before waking up..