The story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, demonstrates a time period where people acted differently and had different beliefs from today. Individuals in the story had much more freedom in many aspects of life. For example, laws were not as strict and children could go off on their own. Authority figures were often stern, but in different ways than today. For instance, teachers would “lick” students if they exhibited poor behavior. People today are less superstitious today than they are in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The way people lived in Tom Sawyer is different than the way we live today. In Tom Sawyer, the laws are not as strict. In the book, when the doctor was killed they did not care to go into a full investigation to see who committed
