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Tom Sawyer Literary Analysis

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THE CLASSIC AUTHORS ESSAY

People often believe that in order for a book to be a classic it does not have to be old and or required in schools. Although it might be old, to be a classic a book just has to be able to outlast time, get better over time, have good style and much more. Many people read classics not only for school but for enjoyment. As you are about to read the authors in this document wrote books that are considered classics by almost everyone.
Mark Twain 's style, satire,which he used in his fictional book Tom Sawyer is shown in his stories many times. It is used in many situations as well. Satire is a combination of situational irony, sarcasm, and pretty much anything humerus. Toward the end of chapter two in Tom …show more content…

Steinbeck has a very distinct writing style. He uses symbolism which is something said or an object that means something else. The pearl is symbolism. The pearl is like the struggle of something to get you high reward. A man came one night and tried to steal the pearl from Kino. That is the part that is the struggle he has to fight through. In The Pearl, Kino is a poor man with a wife and son. One day, Kino found a pearl the size of a seagull 's egg. "Kino heard a noise that sounded like a foot stepping into the Earth 's gravel. He didn 't think much of it until he heard it again and Juana looked at him frightfully." (p.36) That is the symbolism of some of the challenges in life. In the story it also states, "Kino had thought of the many things he will do with the money from his pearl." (p.26) This shows the part of life during success and triumph. It 's the rewarding part. The pearl represents life and the struggle that gets to the reward. Kino had to fight for his success of the pearl. He had to go through the bad before he could get to the good part which is his pearl money. It is almost exactly like life. In life, you have to go through hardship and downfall in order to triumph or

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