Sawyer, Tom

Sawyer, Tom

classic 19th-century adventuresome, all-American boy. [Am. Lit.: Tom Sawyer]

See: Adventurousness

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Sawyer, Tom

hoodwinks friends into white-washing fence by pretending chore is a reward, not a punishment. [Am. Lit.: Tom Sawyer]

See: Appearances, Deceiving

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Sawyer, Tom

hoodwinks friends into painting fence. [Am. Lit.: Tom Sawyer]

See: Cunning

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Sawyer, Tom

hookey-playing, imaginative lad of St. Petersburg, Missouri. [Am. Lit.: Tom Sawyer]

See: Mischievousness

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