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A 6 page paper which examines the symbolism of the journeys taken in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy).” No additional sources cited.
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File: JR7_RAtompan.rtf
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children may face dangers or great adventures and ultimately learn something about themselves. And, in some cases they may find their journey was really a coming of age as they
enter into the world of adulthood at the end of the journey. The following paper examines the symbolic journeys seen in Mark Twains "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and J.M.
Barries "Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)." The Adventures of Tom Sawyer In Mark Twains "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" we are not really presented with a journey so much
as an adventure. He does not go on any long trip, as his friend Huckleberry does in Twains "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." What happens with Tom is that he
gets trapped in a cave with a killer, Injun Joe, a man he knows is a murderer. His journey is one of discovering truth, facing danger, deciding what is right,
and ultimately growing up a bit but yet returning to a playful childlike position, a position not dissimilar to one we see as it relates to Tom in the beginning.
Throughout the story we see very deep looks at both Tom and Huck as they are both involved in this adventure. While Huck is not trapped with Tom, he
is on his own journey for he too is aware of the murderer Injun Joe. As such their journeys, while different, essentially stem from the same foundation. In the
beginning of the story we see Tom, an orphan who lives with his aunt, engaging in a con of sorts as he convinces other children it would be fun to
paint the fence, a job that was his. We see him engaging in fun adventurous ideas with Huck as they talk of being pirates and having great adventures. But then
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