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I finished re-reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer over the weekend. I took a grad level class on Twain in the spring so I noticed some things with this re-reading that went over my head the first time. Also, the personalities of Tom and Huck are somewhat different between this book and the adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
On a related note, I checked out a book of Bret Harte short stories. Harte was a friend and contemporary of Twain's so I wanted to read some of his works and compare the two authors. Harte is rather one-dimensional when compared to Twain.
I think the difference between the two is Tom Sawyer is a child's book that can appeal to adults, while Huckleberry Finn is an adult's book that can appeal to children. In Tom Sawyer, we mainly see the façade of humanity. In Huckleberry Finn we get more of a look at what goes on behind the curtains. Twain is my favorite writer.