Literary Timeline for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Shruti Jindal https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu Scroll to view en-us 2024-06-21 08:35:17 UTC 2024-06-21 09:04:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f39e.png Mark Twain's classic novel follows the mischievous adventures of Tom Sawyer in the fictional town of St. Petersburg along the Mississippi River. Here's a timeline of some key events: shrutijindal2022 https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034411440 2024-06-21 08:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034411440 Early Mischief (Spring) shrutijindal2022 https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034411443

  • May 1st, 1840s: Tom gets caught swimming after clumsily sewing his shirt with mismatched thread

  • May 10th, 1840s: Tom gets into a fight with Alfred Temple

  • May 15th, 1840s: Tom shirks the chore of whitewashing the fence, famously tricking other boys into doing it for him

    • ]]>     2024-06-21 08:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034411443     Love and Loss (Summer) shrutijindal2022 https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034418481 June, 1840s: Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher and goes through the motions of courtship

    July, 1840s: Tom runs away to an island on the Mississippi with Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn after a fight with Aunt Polly

    July 24th, 1840s: Tom and Becky become "engaged" after Tom whispers romantic lines from a book

    ]]>     2024-06-21 08:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034418481     Witnessing a Crime (Late Summer) shrutijindal2022 https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034421231 August 4th, 1840s: Tom and Huck witness the murderous Injun Joe kill Dr. Robinson in the graveyard at night

    August 17th, 1840s: Tom convinces Joe Harper and Huck Finn to become pirates and sail the Mississippi

    ]]>     2024-06-21 08:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034421231     Secrets and Trials (Fall) shrutijindal2022 https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034425941

  • September, 1840s: Tom struggles with keeping the murder a secret due to his fear of Injun Joe

  • October, 1840s: Becky goes missing, and Tom realizes she might be on McDougal's Cave where Injun Joe is hiding

    • ]]>     2024-06-21 08:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034425941     Heroism and Resolution (Winter) shrutijindal2022 https://padlet.com/shrutijindal2022/ciwvsspzt1hp1wbu/wish/3034429177 November, 1840s: Tom finds Becky in the cave and helps her escape. Injun Joe gets trapped inside due to a cave-in

    December, 1840s: Tom confesses to witnessing the murder, leading to Injun Joe's body being found and his crimes exposed. Tom becomes a local hero

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