Sawyer, Tom

Sawyer, Tom

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

Sawyer, Tom

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

Sawyer, Tom

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

Sawyer, Tom

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