Open discussion of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is not merely a literary classic. It is part of the American imagination. More than any other work in our culture it established America's vision of childhood. Mark Twain created two fictional boys, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, who still seem more real than most of the people we know. In a still puritanical nation, Twain reminded adults that children were not angels, but fellow human beings, and perhaps all the more lovable for their imperfections and bad grooming. Neither American literature nor America has ever been the same.

Discussion will be led by Sarah FitzGerald is a certified teacher, grades 6-8.  She is a graduate of UConn and Central, and grew up in West Hartford.  She is a writer, belonging to the West Hartford Fiction Writers Group, and has been reading Mark Twain and studying his time in history since taking an American Literature class when she attended Hall High.

Discussion held in the Library Board Room, 20 S. Main Street. You may park in the Isham Garage and bring your parking ticket to the program for validation. To register for this program, click the SIGN UP link below.