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Detailed explanation-1: -Twain’s imperishable memories of his boyhood led to the writing of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and, eventually, its more challenging sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).

Detailed explanation-2: -Twain based The Adventures of Tom Sawyer largely on his personal memories of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Considered the epitome of the all-American boy, Tom Sawyer is full of mischief but basically pure-hearted. He is probably best remembered for the incident in which he gets a number of other boys to whitewash his Aunt Polly’s fence-an unpleasant task in his eyes-by making the work seem to be extremely absorbing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas “Tom” Sawyer, based on the young Samuel Clemens, is a cunning and playful boy of about 12 years of age, and the protagonist of the story. His best friends include Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. He has a half-brother, Sid Sawyer, a cousin, Mary, and an Aunt Polly, the sister of his dead mother.